In this exhibition, Stevei Houkāmau continues her exploration of whakapapa using uku/clay and looking at forms that reference kākano/seeds. Previously crafted as large pieces in a hei (lei/garland) or chain form, she re-explores the kākano forms as a series of individual works.

Stevei Houkāmau (Ngāti Porou, Te Whanau a Apanui, Rangitane) is a fulltime uku artist who lives and works within the Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington Region. She has worked with clay since 2011, preferencing uku because of its ability to convey our links to the geological and spiritual past – uniting tāngata, tūpuna, and whenua, while speaking to the critical connection tangata whenua have to place and earth.

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