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Te Maramatanga Aoao Nui
Tai and Kaaterina Kerekere

17 July – 21 August
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Agents of Virtue Series 1 – To save the Māori
600mm x 600mm digital light box
Te Maramatanga Aoao Nui is an intimate collection of recent mixed media work by Tolaga Bay-based artists, Tai and Kaaterina Kerekere. 

The exhibition title is a term used to describe a particular kind of light that prevails in winter. 

As a project contributing to Matariki, this suite of art works illuminates narratives of reclaiming self, voice, whakapapa, land, knowledge and an expression of Māori identity as a resilient light projecting from darkness.

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Kaaterina Kerekere
Born 1976
Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Rongowhakaata, Rangitāne, Ngāi Tahu
Māori art and design is one of the key identifiers of our cultural identity and heritage. The icons, motif and stories are unique to our whānau, hapū and iwi. Not only do these cultural markers reinforce the foundations of my practice, they also build pathways to help teach and nurture our next generations.
Primarily a digital artist, working daily in the graphic design and animation fields, Kaaterina also works within the painting and fine metal adornment disciplines. She regularly moves between media to challenge and reinforce concepts of the transition, innovation and interpretation of traditional knowledge and learning.
 
Kaaterina is a mother of four, and works from her home based design business in Ūawa, Tolaga Bay. She is passionate not only about her own work, but the development and flourishing of art and art practices within her community, supporting rangatahi, emerging artists as well as established artists to expand and extend their practice. 
 
Kaaterina is a recent recipient of a Creative New Zealand Scholarship supporting her placement in the 2020 Leadership New Zealand cohort.
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Tai Kerekere
Born 1968
Te Aitanga ā Māhaki, Te Whānau ā Kai, Ngai Tai, Ngā Puhi, Ngāi Tahu ​
Art is a whakapapa. It is continuously evolving from one generation to the next.
Art is an expression of ones’ self-identity.
Tai works as a full time artist, designer and dad from his home based studio in Ūawa, Tolaga Bay. He has been a practicing artist for over two decades, exhibiting nationally and internationally. His artwork ranges in mediums from acrylic on paper, canvas, clay, wood, silver and copper, scaling from large 2D works to small handcrafted adornment pieces.
 
His recent body of work created a platform for his Masters in Professional Creative Practice, the series ‘Vessels of Knowledge’, is a progression from his previous work based around notions of identity. This new direction explores light, form and line to illuminate the human body as a vessel, to retain and pass on knowledge.
 
Website: www.kedesign.co.nz

Featured Art works

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Agents of Virtue Series 1 – To save the Māori
600mm x 600mm digital light box


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Agents of Virtue Series 2 – Ake, Ake, Ake, Āmine
600mm x 600mm digital light box

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Agents of Virtue Series 3 – To save our Land
600mm x 600mm digital light box

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Vessels of Knowledge - Te Ao Marama 2019
Arcylic perspex, MDF, paint, LED lights
By Tai Wiremu Kerekere


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Vessels of Knowledge - Legacy 2019
Acrylic perspex (set of three)
By Tai Wiremu Kerekere


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Takuahiroa 2019
Digital motion graphic
By Kaaterina Kerekere


Kaaterina Kerekere
Adornment 2020

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Necklace: In-Flight
Sterling and fine silver (oxidised), pounamu, muka, golden obsidian (beads)
By Kaaterina Kerekere


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Necklace: Te Maramatanga Aoao Nui
Sterling and fine silver (oxidised), pounamu, muka, lapis lazuli (beads)
By Kaaterina Kerekere​


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Earrings: Te Maramatanga Aoao Nui
Sterling and fine silver (oxidised), lapis lazuli
By Kaaterina Kerekere

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Earrings: Wā
Sterling and fine silver (oxidised)
By Kaaterina Kerekere


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Brooch: Ribs of the Ancestor
Sterling and fine silver (oxydised), pounamu, enamel paint

Collection of the Tairawhiti Museum

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        • Weavers Membership Registration
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        • Te Whē - Bilingual Māori literature journal launches in Te Reo heartland
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      • Tai Awatea >
        • Derek Lardelli
        • Kahui Whiritoi
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        • Waana Morrell Davis
        • Hekenukumai Busby
  • Toi Māori Projects
    • MAI Programme >
      • (MAI) Programme | Calling for Hosts!
    • Te Hono ki Aotearoa >
      • Te Hono ki Aotearoa - 10th Anniversary
    • Māori Markings Tā Moko Exhibition
    • Pao Pao Pao 2018
    • Te Hā Kaituhi Māori 2019
  • Toi Māori Gallery
    • 2018 >
      • He Timatanga Hou - A New Beginnings Exhibition
      • Kirihou - Hohua Thompshon Solo Exhibition
      • Words Remains - Ngā kupu ka mau tonu
      • Tūārangi Exhibition
    • 2020 >
      • Ara Mai Nuku
      • Te maramatanga aoao nui
    • 2021 >
      • Atā Tū
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