ARTISTS

Aroha Matchitt Millar (Te Whakatōhea, Ngāti Rangitihi, Ngāi Tūhoe)

Jazmin Tainui Mihi (Te Whānau-Ā-Apanui, Whakatōhea, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine)

Frankie Matchitt Millar (Te Whakatōhea, Ngāti Rangitihi, Ngāi Tūhoe)

Huia Farrar Taite Monro (Tainui, Ngāpuhi, Whakatōhea)

'Hōmai ō Taringa Kia Ngaua e Au' is a whakataukī that asks for your ears to listen when your tipuna have something important to say. Reconnecting with knowledge held in whakapapa, Aroha Matchitt Millar follows in the footsteps of Tane ascending space and time to collect ngā kete o te wānanga. Connecting to her nan, Matchitt Millar locates this body of work in the customary practice of skinning manu. Matchitt Millar takes you through the transformation of a tūī in the form of taonga tuku iho. Accompanied by photographic works by Jazmin Tainui Mihi as well as performance and written elements by Frankie Matchitt Millar and Huia Farrar Taite Monro.

Tomorrow I braid muka
Into rattails
Thinking about my mother
and
Her mother
Would they pull me by this muka?
Like my cousin's ear
Hōmai ō Taringa Kia Ngaua e Au
Does the Tūī miss that pull of
Knowledge too?

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CONTACT
Aroha Millar: @aroha_millar
Jazmin Tainui Mihi: @jazmin.tainui.mihi

Images:

Hōmai ō Taringa Kia Ngaua e Au exhibition poster, photo by Jazmin Tainui Mihi

Te Kete Tuauri, jewellery works by Aroha Matchitt Millar, 2024

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