Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 20, 2016 18:31:27 GMT 12
HUIA FEATHER ARCHWAY TO BE INSTALLED IN THE SQUARE
The ground work is underway for Palmerston North's next public sculpture in The Square, which will be erected this week.
The Public Sculpture Trust commissioned Massey University Professor of Maori Visual Arts Bob Jahnke to create the work which is likely to be erected this week.
Jahnke's piece is called Nga Huruhuru Rangatira, which translates as the feathers of the chief.
It will be a 6.4 metre-tall archway of ground stainless steel huia feathers that will frame the view of the Te Peeti Te Awe Awe statue from the Plaza corner of The Square.
He said it was particularly appropriate to have a Maori artist to work with sensitivity to enhance the Maori cultural and historical values of The Square.
It would incorporate motifs found on tribal meeting houses significant to Rangitane, with references to the importance of introduced literacy and Western knowledge.
The work is the second-to-last the trust and Palmerston North City Council have agreed to pay for, with each party contributing $50,000 to each work.....
www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/86403454/Huia-feather-archway-to-be-installed-in-The-Square
The ground work is underway for Palmerston North's next public sculpture in The Square, which will be erected this week.
The Public Sculpture Trust commissioned Massey University Professor of Maori Visual Arts Bob Jahnke to create the work which is likely to be erected this week.
Jahnke's piece is called Nga Huruhuru Rangatira, which translates as the feathers of the chief.
It will be a 6.4 metre-tall archway of ground stainless steel huia feathers that will frame the view of the Te Peeti Te Awe Awe statue from the Plaza corner of The Square.
He said it was particularly appropriate to have a Maori artist to work with sensitivity to enhance the Maori cultural and historical values of The Square.
It would incorporate motifs found on tribal meeting houses significant to Rangitane, with references to the importance of introduced literacy and Western knowledge.
The work is the second-to-last the trust and Palmerston North City Council have agreed to pay for, with each party contributing $50,000 to each work.....
www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/86403454/Huia-feather-archway-to-be-installed-in-The-Square