There are many tangata whenua who use soils, silts and clays in their art practices today.
Below are the profiles of a few who are experimenting, developing and pushing the ways we connect and express ourselves with whenua.
Alix Ashworth
Lanae Cable
Ayesha Green
Ross Hemera
Nikau Hindin
Sarah Hudson
Ana Iti
Kahu Kutia
Nathan Pohio
Sian Montgomery-Neutz
Moewai Marsh
Te Ara Minhinnick
Symphony Morunga
Hana Pera Aoake
Bridget Reweti
Maraea Timutimu
Ashleigh Taupaki
Ati Teepa
Piupiu Maya Turei
Raukura Turei
Renati Waaka
Kezia-Joy Whakamoe
Cora-Allan Wickliffe
Tessa Williams
Georgina May Young
Whakapā mai.
If you are a Māori artist who uses whenua in your mahi, we’d love to hear from you. We’re trying to promote and extend our understanding of the diverse ways tangata whenua work with whenua as a way to communicate through visual arts.