Tuku Atu, Tuku Mai
Sacrifices among brothers:
The tuakana Tohorā offering the taonga of his body to bring wealth and mana to the people in exchange for the protection of his teina, Kauri.
Kauri, offering to purify the air to bring health to the people. Their promise to care for and respect Tohorā and his future generations.
Inhaling their last breath together as promised to the people, acknowledging one can no longer live without the other.
Tuku atu, tuku mai.
ARTIST: Symphony Morunga
MATERIALS: MDF panels, Acrylic, Kōkōwai, Charcoal, Tohorā oil, Kauri gum
Symphony Morunga
(Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kaharau, Ngāti Hau)
Symphony enjoys the creative areas of tā moko, whakairo and graphic design. She loves studying and using the patterns within these art forms in her own work and she also likes to create her own anime characters and give them Māori characteristics.
Symphony is a self-taught tā moko artist and while she uses contemporary tools and materials, her designs are often based on traditional patterns. Her whakairo techniques are based on Ngāpuhi and Tainui methods.
