Māori carvings acquired into museums between 1800 to 1950 were often covered with red paint. What happens when we peel back the layers?
Showing skin can be seen as two different acts. “One can be deemed as sinful and the other as ‘mana’ full.”
Kiingitanga ‘fits and expressions of Māoritanga at te Hui aa Motu.
In a first-time partnership with Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, NZFW looks to the haukāinga to weave tikanga Māori into the fabric of the event.
"The reality is we’re in quite a devastating arts crisis at the moment and the wider country has no clue."
"I can't walk down the street in traditional Korean clothing as people would think of it as costume."