Corners of the Heart

Te Kōputu a te whanga a Toi — Whakatāne Library and Exhibition Centre is proving a dynamic cultural space for contemporary Māori art under exhibitions curator Sarah Hudson, known for her work with Mata Aho Collective. Currently featured is the remarkable and joyous large embroidery work of Maungarongo Te Kawa (Ngāti Porou), in Corners of the Heart.

MAUNGARONGO TE KAWA, ‘GRANDPARENTS’ (2020), QUILT

DETAIL OF ‘HOW DOES IT FEEL TO SWIM TOWARDS DANGER’, MAUNGARONGO TE KAWA (2020), QUILT.

MAUNGARONGO TE KAWA'S 'THE NATIVES MUST BE IN AWE' (2019, QUILT)

MAUNGARONGO TE KAWA, ‘THOUGHTS FORMING IN THE VOID’ (2018), QUILT

The images in this gallery are used with permission and are subject to copyright conditions.