{"product_id":"he-rau-porotititi-ki-te-whenu-marama-o-tetahi-pungawerewere-a-spinning-leaf-suspended-by-the-luminous-thread-of-a-spider","title":"He Rau Porotītiti ki te Whenu Mārama o tētahi Pūngāwerewere A spinning leaf suspended by the luminous thread of a spider","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe Rau Porotītiti ki te Whenu Mārama o tētahi Pūngāwerewere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eA spinning leaf suspended by the luminous thread of a spider,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e2026\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e16 channel sound file, amplifiers, speakers\u003cbr\u003eDimensions variable\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCreated specifically for Brick Bay, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe Rau Porotītiti ki te Whenu Mārama o tētahi Pūngāwerewere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a site-responsive sound installation that explores movement, listening and our relationship with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ete taiao\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (the natural world).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComposed using \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003etaonga pūoro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (traditional Māori musical instruments) and presented through a sixteen-channel sound system, the work unfolds through subtle shifts in timing between speakers, creating a sense of sound travelling and settling through the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003engahere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt its heart is the understanding that we are not separate from nature but part of it. Rather than reproducing environmental sounds, the work uses human-made instruments—approaching the landscape with care and recognising it as an already inhabited space.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesigned to sit quietly within the landscape, the work invites visitors to slow down and notice how sound changes through movement, distance and environment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach experience will be slightly different - shaped by the space itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Even though a visitor, I want this piece to move and rest as if alive within the forest, participating equitably like an honourable guest would, giving way to those first inhabitants who cannot simply choose another home to come from.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title references one version of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003epūrākau\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (traditional narrative) of Tāne-nui-a-Rangi ascending to retrieve \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNgā Kete o te Wānanga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (the baskets of knowledge), where the pathway, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToi Huarewa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (the suspended way), appears as a spiralling spider’s web.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring installation testing, the artist noticed a leaf suspended and spinning on a spider’s thread in front of the listening space. Taking this as a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003etohu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (sign), the moment became the inspiration for the work’s title.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"brick-bay-2024","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53906259837227,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/2822\/0459\/files\/IMG_4575_996acbe1-94d7-4b52-8535-f80022e2f01b.jpg?v=1783901684","url":"https:\/\/www.brickbay.co.nz\/products\/he-rau-porotititi-ki-te-whenu-marama-o-tetahi-pungawerewere-a-spinning-leaf-suspended-by-the-luminous-thread-of-a-spider","provider":"Brick Bay","version":"1.0","type":"link"}