Tauira, 2018
Tauira champions maramatanga, a journey into the world of light, understanding, and knowledge. Created from industrial marine rope, it is a site-specific work originally designed to be anchored to the floor, weaving up through the gallery wall, and flowing out into the front window space of The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt, Aotearoa.
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The word tauira is used for a sampler, a small piece customarily made to showcase particular techniques and skills. Taking this as the title for our work, we acknowledge the process of constantly learning together, of experimenting with new models, materials and techniques. Tauira utlises the weaving pattern māwhitiwhiti, a crossover stitch, translated to large scale with industrial materials. The title also describes the physical attributes of the work, as tauira raupapa is a sequential pattern and tāuira means ‘gleaming’, reflecting their concentration on light and the pathway to greater knowledge.
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2.5m x 17m
Marine rope
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Commissioned by The Dowse Art Museum, curated by Dr Melanie Oliver.
In the collection of the artists .
Research for this project was made possible by the Tohunga/ Tukunga mentorship programme from Creative NZ.
Still images by John Lake, installed at The Dowse Art Museum
Time-lapse of Tauira
A video produced by the artists documenting the installation of Tauira for Can Tame Anything at the Dowse Art Museum.