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Anton Forde: Papare Eighty.one

PATAKA Art + Museum, Cnr Parumoana and Norrie St, Porirua - Mana

Saturday 22 June 2024 – Sunday 13 October 2024 10:00am – 5:00pm

Cnr Parumoana and Norrie St, Porirua - Mana, Wellington Region
Anton Forde: Papare Eighty.one

Ticket Information

  • Free Admission

Dates
  • Sat 22 Jun 2024, 10:00am–5:00pm
  • Sun 23 Jun 2024, 10:00am–5:00pm
  • Mon 24 Jun 2024, 10:00am–5:00pm
  • Tue 25 Jun 2024, 10:00am–5:00pm
  • Wed 26 Jun 2024, 10:00am–5:00pm

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All Ages

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Collective action, sustainable systems and the protection of our natural environments are at the heart of Anton Forde’s newest installation.

81 carved, wooden pou appear as sentinels in the gallery. Each pou – distinguished from each other by only the slightest difference in head shape, inclination, and hand-carved Pounamu taonga – are placed in a kao kao (chevron)-inspired formation. The specific motifs, carved forms and numerology in Papare Eighty.one are drawn from a connection to taiao and natural systems that have sustained humanity.

Configuring the pou as guards, Forde places natural environments under their protection. As individuals – both visitor and pou – gather together, Papare Eighty.one enacts a call to kotahitanga; to collective action that safeguards the future of our natural world for generations to come.

Image: Anton Forde leaning on pou. Photo: Peter Rees

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