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He uri tēnei nō ngā tūpuna i heke mai ai i runga i ngā waka o Te Arawa, o Tainui, o Mataatua, o Takitimu, o Horouta hoki.
Kahurangiariki Smith is an artist and pēpi keo living in Kirikiriroa. Her artistic practice explores the many personifications of atua wāhine and the taiao. Kahurangiariki’s work explores a range of media such as moving image, karaoke, 3D rendering, video games, neon and writing. Her most recent exhibitions include Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present; the Brooklyn Rail’s Singing in Unison Part 8: Between Waves, in New York; and the touring exhibition, Homing Instinct at The Physics Room (Ōtautahi), Composite (Naarm), and Storage (Bangkok).
Kahurangiariki Smith is a Māori artist living in Aotearoa New Zealand. In recent years Kahurangiariki has been collaborating with her māmā, Dr Aroha Yates-Smith, a leading academic on the ancient Māori feminine. Kahurangiariki’s work explores her mother’s research and the many personifications of atua wāhine (Māori goddesses). She hopes to manifest these atua wāhine into a physical form, locating them in the present and in our futures. Sometimes playful, sometimes cheeky, Kahurangiariki’s work explores a range of media such as moving image, karaoke, 3D rendering, video games, neon and writing. Her most recent exhibitions include Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present; Te puku o te taniwha at The Physics Room in Ōtautahi, Aotearoa New Zealand; and the Brooklyn Rail’s Singing in Unison Part 8: Between Waves, curated by Alice, Nien-pu Ko, exhibited in Industry City, New York.
