Tohorā rara (Southern Right Whale rib, found near Waiputai), milled harakeke fibre, whītau (Makaweroa, Ruapani, no.88), glass beads, tōtara, feathers, seaglass, two channel audio track.

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Ways of knowing, communicating, and navigating flow between species and generations. In communion with tohorā and tōtara, Kāi Tahu meet Takaroa. From these encounters a language of exchange and care emerges, demanding to be spoken. 

 

Kā mihi nui Keri Hulme for her story One Whale, Singing (1987), Rauhina Scott-Fyfe, Antony Deaker, Craig Meade, Megan Pōtiki, Alex Whitaker, Janice Turei, Piupiu Maya Turei, Alana Alexander, Blue Oyster Art Project Space, Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki.