Matariki exhibition at Zealandia

By Frank Neill

In honour of Matariki Puanga, Zealandia is featuring the work of local M ori artist, designer and curator, Emma Kitson (Kai Tahu, Kati Mamoe, Waitaha) in Te M ra Toi / Zealandia Stairwell Gallery

Emma's artworks are handmade original prints, made in her home studio on several presses including a restored vintage book press.

She makes her own screens and inks using foraged materials.

“My work depicts native New Zealand flora and fauna and explores the use of plants and animals as allegory in indigenous storytelling,” Emma says.

“I am drawn to the many en- demic species that are overlooked because they are not fluffy or cute.

“These lesser known natives have become a metaphor for my own bicultural identity," she says.

Emma is an artist, designer and curator whose whakapapa traces its roots to the small islands off Rakiura (Stewart Island).

When she became a mother in 2012, Emma returned to making art from a desire to create a M ori centred space for her tamahine.

She joined Paemanu, Ngai Tahu Contemporary Artists, after a wananga at R paki in 2014, and has been a contributing artist in their exhibitions at COCA and Dunedin Public Art Gallery.

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