Rongomātāne is an important Atua known as Rongo God of peace, cultivation and healing through the essence of kai, also associated with fertility and growth.
Messini Palace is a self-taught, experimental artist working primarily with resin and plaster. She is a self-sustainable practitioner who creates custom pieces from her studio in central Auckland. After living abroad for a long period, her decision to return home and pursue her art practice aided in her reconnection and reclamation of identity as a wāhine Māori. Some of her projects are collaborations with carver Mike Matchitt- while Matchitt carves into the original blueprint mould, Messini casts resin sculptures from the carved moulds to create a final piece. A selection of Messini’s sculptures is inspired by souvenir pieces of the mid-century era, such as the tiki. This is her way of counter-critiquing trinkets sold to tourists, reclaiming the narrative of taonga tuku iho. Messini’s greatest influence is her whakapapa; many of her pieces represent important tūpuna or kaitiaki.
Rongo
$320.00
Description
Title: Rongo
Artist: Messini Palace
Iwi: Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Apakura, Waikato Tainui
Description: Resin Sculpture
Rongomātāne is an important Atua known as Rongo God of peace, cultivation and healing through the essence of kai, also associated with fertility and growth.
Materials: Resin, silver, Pāua
Additional information
brown, Clear, Emerald, Moss Green, Pink, purple, Red, Royal Blue, Smoke, Turquoise
Brand
Messini Palace
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