Te Rawhitiroa Bosch
RĀ TUARUA | 3.15PM
MANAWA PAOPAO | MĀTIRO WHAKAMUA
He Tohu: Manifesting the health and vitality of creative and cultural expression for Toi Ngāpuhi in a contemporary world.
Te Rawhitiroa Bosch, Dr Ella Henry, Horomona Horo, Dr Te Kawehau Hoskins, Evelyn Tobin, Kura Te Waru-Rewiri, Tāwera Ngaronoa Tahuri.
Ko Maunga Tū Kohatu te maunga
Ko Ngāmoko te awa
Ko Rawhitiroa te pā
Ko Ngāti Ruamahue te whare tūpuna,
Ko Wainui te marae
Ko Ngāti Ruamahue te hapū
He ringa toi ahau nō Ngāpuhi, nō Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa. Ko tōku ūkaipō te mātāpuna o tōku puna waihanga. Ko ngā toi te whakatinanatanga o tērā puna waihanga. Ko tāku he mahi i āku mahi, hei painga mō ōku iwi. Kia whakatairangahia tō tātou iwi Māori, ōna painga, ōna tuahangata, ōna whakamiharotanga. Kia tū tika anō te whare tapu o Ngāpuhi, hei whare kōrero ki te ao.
Te Rawhitiroa is a photographic artist who has exhibited his works both locally and internationally. His most recent collaborative exhibition: He Kaupapa Waka - where he worked with Tohunga Tārai Waka Heemi Eruera, Ahurei Tārai Waka Billy Harrison, Musician Tiki Taane, Kaiwhakairo Joel Marsters and Kairaranga Cori Marsters - was held at Te Kōngahu Museum, Waitangi and will be exhibited at Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington early next year. Te Rawhitiroa covers a range of kaupapa Māori through his photographic lens and uses his craft to uplift Te Ao Māori in all its beauty.
