Ka tū koe ki te whāriki
Matthew McIntyre Wilson (b.1973), Artist 2020 © All rights reserved See full details
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Description
This work is based on whāriki (mat) that is a floorcovering in whare (homes), wharenui (meeting houses) and pātaka (storehouses). It symbolises a place to gather, create discussion, have robust debate, to celebrate and to grieve. It is a place to share stories and build community.
Here McIntyre Wilson, through the patterns, references the six other pātaka that were created and formed Ngā Pou o te Kīngitanga (The Pillars of the Kingdom). More specifically this work represents the whāriki that may have been used at the discussions during the establishment of the Kīngitanga - Ka tū koe ki te whāriki (to stand at the mat) and resulted in the creation of Nuku Tewhatewha.
This work is part of McIntrye Wilson’s broader art practice which brings together his interest in researching taonga in Museum collections, often by unknown makers with his own raranga (weaving) explorations.
Here McIntyre Wilson, through the patterns, references the six other pātaka that were created and formed Ngā Pou o te Kīngitanga (The Pillars of the Kingdom). More specifically this work represents the whāriki that may have been used at the discussions during the establishment of the Kīngitanga - Ka tū koe ki te whāriki (to stand at the mat) and resulted in the creation of Nuku Tewhatewha.
This work is part of McIntrye Wilson’s broader art practice which brings together his interest in researching taonga in Museum collections, often by unknown makers with his own raranga (weaving) explorations.
Title
Ka tū koe ki te whāriki
Production date
2020
Media
abodo thermally modified pine, CNC routed, stain
Credit line
Collection of The Dowse Art Museum, commissioned 2020
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Display location
Accession number
2020.11.1