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| Rakau Matarau - Enjoy Public Art Gallery Wellington |
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| Rakau Matarau - Enjoy Public Art Gallery Wellington |
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| Hine Kukume 650x1600 2013 |
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| Tane Tokorangi 650x1600 2013 |
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| Whatukura 650x1600 2013 |
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| Mareikura 650x1600 2013 |
Rakau Matarau is an exhibition of works
on paper. These drawings navigate beyond the planes of the paper they fill, the
line that bleeds from my permanent marker walks through time and space; adapting,
reinvigorating and searching through the visual language left by our tupuna
(ancestors). Examples of this visual language can be seen adorning many marae across
Aotearoa today.
My hope is that the work exhibited
activates a fresh understanding of a selection of pivotal Maori cosmological narratives.
I
enjoy working with markers, cardboard, and brown paper because I find them easy
to handle and manipulate, but also I like that they are mundane and familiar
materials. By shifting the context of these materials from our daily environment
to the gallery I hope to elevate them from throw-away material into
objects that are taonga (precious), vibrant and have a whakapapa (genealogy).
