Areta Wilkinson Moa-Hunter Fashions Series: Vertebra I, II, III (detail) 2017. 24-carat Ōtākou gold, flax bailing twine. Courtesy of the artist and Two Rooms, Auckland. Photo: Studio La Gonda
Areta Wilkinson, the artist working on Whakapapa I (from Moa-Hunter Fashions series) 2018. Waimakariri and Rakahuri river stones, tree stumps, kōkōwai (red ochre), silver. Image courtesy of the artist and Two Rooms Gallery, Auckland
Areta Wilkinson: Moa-Hunter Fashions
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
Through studio practice and applied research, Wilkinson expresses concepts of Ngāi Tahu whakapapa (genealogy links and relationships) and mahinga kai customary sites of natural resources and cultural production. Like her ancestors before her she utilises local resources for the task at hand – hammerstones from the Waimakariri and Rakahuri Ashley Rivers, local pigments, clays and gold.
