"Robyn Kahukiwa’s artworks have made a difference to Māori. They have provided not only beauty and strength but inroads into our mātauranga, and the multi-layered, inter-generational and ever-evolving stories that are part of our cultural landscape.
Robyn’s work takes us on circular routes through time, with Māori accounts given proper currency and weight. Her work has become an alternate visual rendering of Aotearoa’s history, through the lens of a Māori woman." Roma Pōtiki
Curated by Roma Pōtiki, Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa, Te Manawa Museum of Art, Science and Heritage.
Alongside Robyn Kahukiwa, Tohunga Mahi Toi, a selection of kākahu (clothes/cloaks) from Aratoi's collection will be on show. Titled Maumahara Raranga: Woven Memories, this exhibition is an opportunity to examine the materials, the techniques used to make them and imagine the memories they hold.
Image: Robyn Kahukiwa, Hinetītama, 1980, Te Manawa Art Society & Te Manawa Museums Trust Collections, Palmerston North