Tātai Whakapapa

Our tūpuna mounga (mountains) are like pou whenua, pillars in the landscape that remind us of who we are and where we come from. Our whakapapa, our genealogical connections are intrinsically tied to our mountains and are expressed in our pepeha, Ko Taranaki te mounga…

Materials: Harakeke on harakeke paper. Untreated pine frame stained with native. (a deliberate act of reclamation of whenua and honouring rākau Māori)