Lisa Reihana, James Pinker: Whanaunga
Title:
Whanaunga
Artist(s) and People Involved:
Exhibiting Artist(s):
- Lisa Reihana
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James Pinker
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- Mangere Arts Centre Nga Tohuo Uenuku
Symposium:
Venue(s):
Artist Statement:
Whanaunga (family) features the Maori demigod Maui, he is the Trickster and Shapeshifter figure in Maori cosmology. Maui was believed to be still-born, and is cast into the ocean in his mother Taranga’s topknot of hair.
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