Pūrākau

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Pūrākau

Project 2011-05-09 05:18:48 +1200

An exhibition made up of a series of works which present pūrākau (māori mythological stories) from the Taranaki region.

Description

Through both visual and narrative explorations of these stories, the audience will not only discover beautiful tales of the Taranaki landmarks surrounding them but will also to be able to explore concepts of Mātauranga Māori presented by these stories.

It will be an Expedition Exhibition. The presentation of the work will be based on geographic and tribal boundaries and the audience will travel from one region to another as they explore these stories.
The stories are directly related to points on the map and landmarks that stand before our very eyes, bringing ancient mythology into a very present existence and contemporary context.

This project is aimed at not only a local audience and visitors to the Taranaki region but also to New Zealanders wanting to understand more of the cultural frameworks within which we exist.

I am currently in negotiations to interview representatives of Taranaki iwi, each project participant sharing one pūrākau.


Each pūrākau will be beautifully illustrated by a series of five or six pieces.

  • 1 - A photographic portrait of the narrator of the story.
    • This gives importance to the oral history of the Pūrākau and Māori tradition.
    • It creates a personality-based connection between the story, the narrator and the viewer/ reader.
    • I realize that different iwi have different versions and ideas regarding these tales so the story will be presented as told by the person photographed.
  • 2 - A written version of the narration.
  • 3 - A unique artwork speaking to an element, moment or quality within the story.
  • 4 - A photograph of the landmark or natural phenomena (for example, mist) described in the story.
  • 5 - A map indicating location of landmark described in the story.
  • 6 - A brief biography / whakapapa of the narrator and their iwi.

 

All pledgers will receive Nicole's most thankful and humble gratitude for helping make her dream into a reality so please don't leave your donations as “Anonymous”.

 

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Pledgers 28

Anonymous pledger
30/07/2011 at 5:59am
Rafael Almeida
29/07/2011 at 5:50pm
Anonymous pledger
27/07/2011 at 3:42am
Camilo Borges
25/07/2011 at 1:48pm
Anonymous pledger
25/07/2011 at 7:19am
Inga Boyd
18/07/2011 at 4:48pm
Libby Baker
16/07/2011 at 4:17am
Brock Abernethy
13/07/2011 at 4:47am
Camilo Borges
12/07/2011 at 4:37pm
Matt
11/07/2011 at 2:14pm
Camilo Borges
11/07/2011 at 11:31am
Anonymous pledger
11/07/2011 at 11:28am
Camilo PledgeMe
11/07/2011 at 11:27am
Camilo Borges
11/07/2011 at 11:24am
Ruth Hegner
19/06/2011 at 3:47pm
Anonymous pledger
14/06/2011 at 4:13pm
Lee Prebble
07/06/2011 at 4:20pm
Rachel Ward
02/06/2011 at 2:30pm
Franziska Hegner
01/06/2011 at 1:58pm
Jade Berman
01/06/2011 at 11:10am
Nikki Wilson
31/05/2011 at 2:06pm
Blair Boz
30/05/2011 at 4:22pm
Sonya Wilson
30/05/2011 at 3:35pm
Kat Jenkins (for the PledgeMe Team)
28/05/2011 at 7:31am
PledgeMe Team
28/05/2011 at 6:52am
Anonymous pledger
25/05/2011 at 5:25pm
Camilo PledgeMe
25/05/2011 at 4:59pm
Camilo PledgeMe
16/05/2011 at 3:12pm

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Pūrākau

Project 2011-05-09 05:18:48 +1200

An exhibition made up of a series of works which present pūrākau (māori mythological stories) from the Taranaki region.

Description

Through both visual and narrative explorations of these stories, the audience will not only discover beautiful tales of the Taranaki landmarks surrounding them but will also to be able to explore concepts of Mātauranga Māori presented by these stories.

It will be an Expedition Exhibition. The presentation of the work will be based on geographic and tribal boundaries and the audience will travel from one region to another as they explore these stories.
The stories are directly related to points on the map and landmarks that stand before our very eyes, bringing ancient mythology into a very present existence and contemporary context.

This project is aimed at not only a local audience and visitors to the Taranaki region but also to New Zealanders wanting to understand more of the cultural frameworks within which we exist.

I am currently in negotiations to interview representatives of Taranaki iwi, each project participant sharing one pūrākau.


Each pūrākau will be beautifully illustrated by a series of five or six pieces.

  • 1 - A photographic portrait of the narrator of the story.
    • This gives importance to the oral history of the Pūrākau and Māori tradition.
    • It creates a personality-based connection between the story, the narrator and the viewer/ reader.
    • I realize that different iwi have different versions and ideas regarding these tales so the story will be presented as told by the person photographed.
  • 2 - A written version of the narration.
  • 3 - A unique artwork speaking to an element, moment or quality within the story.
  • 4 - A photograph of the landmark or natural phenomena (for example, mist) described in the story.
  • 5 - A map indicating location of landmark described in the story.
  • 6 - A brief biography / whakapapa of the narrator and their iwi.

 

All pledgers will receive Nicole's most thankful and humble gratitude for helping make her dream into a reality so please don't leave your donations as “Anonymous”.

 

Comments

Hey! Thanks for checking out this project.

We haven't made any updates yet, follow us if you want to be notified when we do.

Anonymous pledger
30/07/2011 at 5:59am
Rafael Almeida
29/07/2011 at 5:50pm
Anonymous pledger
27/07/2011 at 3:42am
Camilo Borges
25/07/2011 at 1:48pm
Anonymous pledger
25/07/2011 at 7:19am
Inga Boyd
18/07/2011 at 4:48pm
Libby Baker
16/07/2011 at 4:17am
Brock Abernethy
13/07/2011 at 4:47am
Camilo Borges
12/07/2011 at 4:37pm
Matt
11/07/2011 at 2:14pm
Camilo Borges
11/07/2011 at 11:31am
Anonymous pledger
11/07/2011 at 11:28am
Camilo PledgeMe
11/07/2011 at 11:27am
Camilo Borges
11/07/2011 at 11:24am
Ruth Hegner
19/06/2011 at 3:47pm
Anonymous pledger
14/06/2011 at 4:13pm
Lee Prebble
07/06/2011 at 4:20pm
Rachel Ward
02/06/2011 at 2:30pm
Franziska Hegner
01/06/2011 at 1:58pm
Jade Berman
01/06/2011 at 11:10am
Nikki Wilson
31/05/2011 at 2:06pm
Blair Boz
30/05/2011 at 4:22pm
Sonya Wilson
30/05/2011 at 3:35pm
Kat Jenkins (for the PledgeMe Team)
28/05/2011 at 7:31am
PledgeMe Team
28/05/2011 at 6:52am
Anonymous pledger
25/05/2011 at 5:25pm
Camilo PledgeMe
25/05/2011 at 4:59pm
Camilo PledgeMe
16/05/2011 at 3:12pm

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This campaign was successful and got its funding on 30/07/2011 at 5:59 AM.