Whakakitenga Revelation

 
April 15 - May 17, 2003

 

Fiona Pardington would like to thank Murray Thacker for his kind permission to photograph taonga in the collection of the Okains Bay Museum.

 

Selected works

1.1. "He huia tu rae"
a huia plume on my brow (horizontal)
a poet would have described a fallen chief thus, in a lament.
silver gelatin print 1/3. 2002.

3. Hei tiki (Ngai Tahu)
in human bone
silver gelatin print 1/3. 2002.
2. "Te huia kai-manawa"
the huia who consumes my heart (vertical)
in love songs, a sweetheart was described thus.
silver gelatin print 1/3. 2002.
4. "Marakihau"
carved taniwha form (diptych)
silver gelatin print 1/3. 2002.