Migration journey inspires artwork
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A way of crossing Te Waipoumamu s treacherous braided rivers has inspired an art project in Ōtepoti.
As part of the Off the Ground series curated by Dunedin s Urban Dream Brokerage, which encourages art in unconventional and often abandoned spaces, Waiariki Parata-Taiapa, Heramaahina Eketone and Alex Whitaker are creating a storytelling mural on Princes St made up of 3D objects.
Parata-Taiapa says Tūwhana is based on his research into early Ngāi Tahu migration.
It s named after the driftwood the settlers would use to cross rivers. You had like the stronger members on each end and the less capable ones scattered throughout and Tūwhana is the name of that log and what is carries for us is the aid of working together to cross over the rapids of time to reach the end goal, he says.