HEI Ō MŌ APANUI – Iwi Sustenance by Erena Koopu
on at Tairāwhiti Museum from 5 May – 24 June 2018
Erena Koopu’s latest series of work encompasses the tribal narratives of Te Whānau a Apanui capturing the lyrical musings of renowned Māori composer, Rikirangi Gage.
Koopu is a senior lecturer at Toihoukura School of Māori Visual Arts, EIT Tairāwhiti campus
http://gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/3353496-135/an-exhibition-inspired-by-songs
https://www.maoritelevision.com/news/regional/koopu-exhibits-hei-o-mo-apanui
All works in this exhibition are available for sale, please contact the museum on 06 867 3832 or info@tairawhitimuseum.org.nz for more information. Larger images of each work are displayed underneath the mosaic below.
7 Te Aomuhurangi, 71cm, $1,800
8 Ka hura i uta, 71cm, SOLD
23 He waiata mo Takapukapakapa, 71cm, $1,800
21d Ko au ko Apanui, 35cm, $650
21c Ko au ko Apanui, 35cm, $650
21a Ko au ko Apanui, 35cm, $650
21b Ko au ko Apanui, 35cm, $650
13 Uea te titi o te rua, 71cm, $1800
16 Korotau, 71cm,$1,800
6 Tōuti mai Tangaroa, 71cm, $1,800
12 Hamuera, 71cm, SOLD
18 Te ‘ahau’ o te rangi, 71cm, $1,800
15 E tama Herewini e, 71cm, $1,800
19 Hone Hiki, 71cm, $1,800
2 Whakaaria mai tō aroha. 118cm, SOLD
9 Hei ō mō Apanui, 118cm, SOLD
1 Kuini Piki, 118cm, SOLD
4 Taitūhā, 118cm $3500
5 E noho ana au i te kei o tōku waka, 71cm, $1,800
11 Ko Paikea tau tipuna, 71cm, $1,800
14 Pere atu taku pere, 71cm, $1,800
24 E rere e te rā, 71cm, $1,800
17 Koopu e, tangi aha tō tangi?, 71cm, $1,800
22 Ngā whakatangiura, 71cm, SOLD
Haramai Moana, 71cm, SOLD
