Fale 'o Hikule'o—House of Echoes, 2024

Sculptural installation with soundscape

Sculptural installation (2.3m [h] x 2.6m [w] x 1.3m [d] sculpture + rope extensions): fala (woven pandanus mat), feta'aki (unpainted tapa [beaten mulberry tree barkcloth]), kafa (rope made of coconut sennit, human hair), wood, plastic.

Soundscape (4 mins 42 secs): fangufangu (bamboo nose-flute), sikotā (Pacific kingfisher), ocean wind, breath, coconut sennit.  

Fafangu 'ae fangufangu—Awakening the fangufangu, 2024

Photographic installation with soundscape

Photographic installation (3m2 x 2.5m [h] x 2): canvas, chiffon, bamboo.

Sound installation (1 hour 8 mins 16 secs): fangufangu (bamboo nose-flute), 4 x speakers.

Fākafoa—The Body Breaks in Waves

9-channel HD video with recorded music performance and printed music score

Video (5 mins 31 sec): 1920p x 1080p.

Recorded music performance (5 mins 24 secs): fangufangu (bamboo nose-flute), European concert flute, body percussion. 

Printed score: A4 paper, 40 pages. 

'Otua hala he sikotā—Messages from the dead

Print series with recorded music performance

Print series (179cm [h] x 59.5cm [w] x 5): feta'aki (unpainted tapa [beaten mulberry tree barkcloth]), vinyl.

Recorded music performance (5 recordings, varied): fangufangu (bamboo nose-flute)

Sikotā (todiramphus sacer), 2024

179cm (h) x 59.5cm (w) | 2 mins

Kiu (pluvialis fulva), 2024

179cm (h) x 59.5cm (w) | 1 min 48 secs

Tavake (phaethon lepturus), 2024

179cm (h) x 59.5cm (w) |  1 min 16 secs

Hengahenga (pachycephala jacquinoti), 2024

179cm (h) x 59.5cm (w) | 1 min 32 secs

Lupe (ducula pacifica), 2024

179cm (h) x 59.5cm (w) | 2 mins 13 secs

Tu’uloa – In standing, to endure, 2024

Live endurance music performance | 15 mins | fangufangu (bamboo nose-flute)

Māngere Arts Centre Ngā Tohu o Uenuku, 22 February 2025.