Whenua - Born Of The Land
Contemporary Maori Art Exhibition
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The Whenua exhibition is now online with its own stunning website. Please visit http://www.whenua04.com
Following on from the success of "Kiwa - Pacific Connections" in Vancouver, Canada in September 2003, Toi Maori Aotearoa, working in partnership with Wellington City Council and Tinakori Gallery, presents a new exhibition entitled "Whenua - born of the land."
The exhibition is an exploration of the artists' interpretation of the concept 'whenua.'
"Whenua is the Māori word for the placenta and for the land. We are Tangata Whenua. We are nurtured, nourished and cherished by the whenua. We are born of the womb of our primordial mother Papatūānuku and from our human mothers. It is still common practise for the newborn's placenta and umbilicus to be buried on land to which the child has genealogical connections.
The concept is of binding person to place, of affirming one's whakapapa, one's links to tūrangawaewae. This work honours this practice." (Manos Nathan - Te Atinga)
Featured artists are:
Alex Nathan
Robert Jahnke
Colleen E Waata-Urlich
Darcy Nicholas
Davina Duke
Fayne Robinson
Gabrielle Belz
June Northcroft Grant
Lewis Gardiner
Lyonel Grant
Manos Nathan
Paerau Corneal
Rangi Kipa
Rikirangi Manuel
Roi Toia
Ross Hemera
Sandy Adsett
Steve Gibbs
Todd Couper
Wi Te Tau Pirika Taepa
Whenua - born of the land
26 August - 4 September 2004
Tinakori Gallery 132 Featherston Street, Wellington
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- Fri 17 Oct, Wellington Town Hall, Wellington
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Celebrating Te Ara Puoro – the World of Maori Music with a week of workshops and three great shows featuring contemporary Maori musicians.
- Tue 28 Oct, Various venues, Wellington
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Toi Maori brings together a fantastic line-up of top-performing Maori musicians for a one-off performance.
- Fri 31 Oct, Wellington Town Hall, Wellington
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- Sat 1 Nov, Hawera Community Hall, Taranaki