AIMEE RATANA
Ngāi Tūhoe
‘Tuku Aroha’
The hei tiki has long been a recurring form in my practice, exploring whakapapa, identity and the shifting relationship between cultural and material value.
Tuku Aroha repositions the hei tiki as an offering, shifting the emphasis from what an object represents to what it can impart.
In a climate of increasing division, the work proposes aroha as both a cultural value and a collective responsibility, something to be practised, shared and sustained.
Artist Bio
Aimee Ratana (Ngāi Tūhoe) is an artist and curator based in Whakatāne. Her multidisciplinary practice includes photography, textiles, painting and installation, engaging in Māori histories, politics and contemporary cultural expression. Informed by mātauranga Māori, her artistic and curatorial practice examines the intersections of art, culture and identity, with a commitment to advancing Māori perspectives and cultural agency within contemporary art and cultural institutions.
Details: 29cm x 21cm x 2cm
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