Te Ara Whakarei
Te Ara Whakarei
Te Ara Whakarei

Wiremu Ngakuru

Te Rarawa, Te Roroa, Ngati Pou, Ngapuhi, Irish, Scottish

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Wiremu Ngakuru

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Will is an artist, sculptor and researcher who lives and works on tupuna whenua in Waimamaku, Northland. Will attended the Elam School of Fine Arts and has a Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Arts, research focused on indigenous governance, neo liberal policy and climate change.

"I find myself intrigued and consumed by that which is embodied in the term whakapapa. Concepts, kin connections, animate and inanimate, known and unknown are revealed through exploration. A multi-dimensional woven map that helps locate our conscious and physical self."

Championing the finest of Māori creativity, past, present and future. Championing the finest of Māori creativity, past, present and future. Championing the finest of Māori creativity, past, present and future. Championing the finest of Māori creativity, past, present and future.