N.Smith Gallery is thrilled to partner with leading Māori artist Nikau Hindin (Te Rarawa/Ngāpuhi) to present Ruaki Pōuri at Aotearoa Art Fair.
A significant figure in the revival of Māori aute (bark cloth) making, Nikau draws on ancestral knowledge and Indigenous technologies to creating works that honour her heritage and explore the contemporary possibilities of aute. Created over the past several months, Ruaki Pōuri explores the shades of darkness within Te Pō, the primordial phase before the world was created.
Accompanying these new works are important artworks presented at major international exhibitions, including the Manu Taua series from the Biennale of Sydney and the Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin; and Rākau Nui, a 5-metre aute work presented at the São Paulo Biennial.
Private view: 1 May
Public view: 2-4 May
