VICTOR TE PAA

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WERO: A WAY OF CREATING
After completing his latest wero, a solo exhibition at Pātaka alongside his mentor Sandy Adsett, Victor Te Paa reflects on the many challenges he has faced and chased to become the established painter and Tāmoko ringatoi that he is today.

The exhibition showcases important people and places from his life. Reflecting on his journey Victor explains, “as I was going, I found tons of wero, everywhere, challenging me on every front to do this, so I named it appropriately”. Not only was the exhibition a wero in and of itself but also an amalgamation of the learnings from the many wero given to him by his whānau, friends, and teachers along the way. Through his paintings Victor acknowledges the challenges others have faced before him and expresses his gratitude for the taonga tuku iho that he has been trusted with. For him, wero speaks to his whole life: everything, and everyone, that has led him to this point.

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