Image: I made this work lying on Papatuanuku, camera on my chest & at full zoom ) into the canopy of Tane Mahuta. At this length the camera becomes hyper sensitive to movement, the rise & fall are the inhale & exhale.
Sound: recent storms have created pools & streams running through the trees
E Rakau o Tane Mahuta
E koe e koe e tu teitei nei
anei au te mokopuna ou
ka whai e au i te ora mo oku whanau
Ka mohio au, i nga matauranga a Wananga
Ko koe tenei ka ora e toku hapu
Mai o rau, peka me taikaka
Ka ora matou
E mihi nei
Tree of Tane Mahuta
You standing upright and straight
I am here, a grandchild of yours
I am here searching for the wellbeing
of my extended families
I understand the teaching
You are the one who will help my extended families
from your leaves, branches and bark
we will be well
I greet you
-whispers of waitaha grandmothers stories
Working with the land & sea
This semester I will be filming & using elements from the whenua to create animations & video works for the end of year projection installation.
