Ngāpuhi – Body of Work

This series is inspired by the Hokianga where my father is from.

He mea hanga tōku whare, ko Papatuānuku te paparahi.
Ko nga maunga nga poupou, ko Ranginui e titiro iho nei, te tuanui.
Pūhanga-tohora titiro ki Te Ramaroa e whakakurupaeake ra i te Hauāuru.
Te Ramaroa titiro ki Whīria, te Paiaka o te riri, te kawa o Rāhiri.
Whīria titiro ki Panguru, ki Papata, ki te rākau tū papata ki te tai Hauāuru;
Panguru, Papata titiro ki Maungataniwha.
Maungataniwha titiro ki Tokerau.
Tokerau titiro ki Rākaumangamanga.
Rākaumangamanga titiro ki Manaia, e tu kohatu mai ra i te akau.
Manaia titiro ki Tutamoe.
Tutamoe titiro ki Maunganui.
Maunganui titiro ki Pūhanga-tohora.
Ehara aku maunga i te maunga nekeneke, he maunga tū tonu, tū te Ao tū te Po.Ko te Whare Tapu o Ngāpuhi tenei, tihei mauri ora. (Te Runanga A Iwi O Ngapuhi, 2017).

Emil Nolde

Emil Nold’es The Prophet (1912), is an iconic woodcut and is said to be the best print in the world. There is some resemblance in this work and the images I have put in the Nga Puhi series. Emil carved with a heavy hand while giving the Prophet character.  The expression is strong which is what I’ve attempted to portray in my work.

'The_Prophet',_woodcut_by_Emil_Nolde,_1912
Fig 1. The Prophet – Emil Nolde


Fig 1. Nolde, Emil. (1912). The Prophet. Woodcut, private collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Nolde

Reference

Te Runanga A Iwi O Ngapuhi. (2017). Ngāpuhi – Our Origins.
Retrieved from http://www.ngapuhi.iwi.nz/ngapuhi-history.aspx