Kingi, Hunga Tapu me nga Poropiti
Opening Saturday 19 October 12 – 3pm
Exhibition: 19 October – 3 November
Gallery Hours: Wednesday to Sunday 10am – 2pm
Brett a’Court’s portraits of the Maori prophets are exquisitely articulated entry points to their inner lives, informed by traditional and Christian principles and their service to others in the name of peace, love and reconciliation.
Brett says, “Over the past five years, I have been working on woollen blankets stretched on canvas supports. The blankets are the connection and metaphor between colonisation, Christianity and the Maori prophets. Prophecy was part of traditional Māori society. It was practised by tohunga and matakite (seers).
“As Christianity took hold in the 19th Century, Maori prophets combined Māori and Christian traditions, creating syncretic religions. The example of Christ's words to love your enemies and to put down your sword was often taken to heart and practised by these Maori prophets and other Maori leaders who often sought peaceful resolutions over land issues, tribal conflicts and injustices with the government.”
satellite2, 61a Victoria Road, Devonport. www.satellite2.co.nz
ponsonbynews #iloveponsonby #loveponsonby #ponsonby #auckland #aucklandshippestrip #onlyponsonby #ponsonbyroad #Greylynn #freemansbay #westmere #ponsonby #hernebay #stmarysbay #archhill #coxsbay @followers #followers @everyone #everyone #waitematalocalboard @highlight