Ngāruahine, Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāpuhi

Hikurangi Edwards meticulously hand-carves into layers upon layers of paint from her Wellington studio, a technique she calls mahi whakairo peita. Guided by her tīpuna, she uses contrasting colours to acknowledge contemporary lifestyles whilst telling stories of the past, present and future. Her current practice aims to reinvigorate stories about her culture that have been lost in the history of time.

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