Te Whare Pora | A Sacred Space
Thu, 19 Dec
|Tairāwhiti Museum
An exhibition of unique textile art by Maungarongo Te Kawa (Ngāti Porou).
Time & Location
19 Dec 2024, 10:00 am – 09 Feb 2025, 4:00 am
Tairāwhiti Museum, 10 Stout Street, Whataupoko, Gisborne 4010, New Zealand
About the event
Te Whare Pora: A Sacred Space presents works by artist Maungarongo (Ron) Te Kawa of Ngāti Porou from the past three years, alongside three new quilts reflecting the core pou (pillars) of his practice: Te Whare Pora, the sacred zone of making; Hineteiwaiwa, the guiding atua (deity) for creativity; and Waipunarangi, the source of ancestral guidance and inspiration.
Over two decades, Te Kawa’s distinctive quilting style has explored mātauranga Māori (knowledge) and his whakapapa (genealogy) through bold colour and a tactile application of materials. Breaking the rules of traditional quilt construction, many types of fabric are masterfully stitched together to illustrate scenes from his imagination, his history, and the stories of the people influential to his life.
He offers these works in celebration of Indigenous ways of being, seeing and doing.
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