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Of the Land
Victoria University (2020-2021)
Supervisor: Derek Kawiti
With support of MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology
Client: Ngawha Hot Springs
Location: Ngawha Springs, Northland
Collaborator: Allen Wihongi (Master Carver)
Of the Land is a project done with the support of the Macdiarmid Institute and in collaboration with Ngā Puhi iwi. The aim was to explore the bounds of ceramic 3D printing and what it might offer traditional toi whakairo (wood carving).
A series of pou (symbolic columns) were fabricated in Wellington and were installed as part of the new Ngawha Springs visitor building in Northland.
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Supervisor: Derek Kawiti
With support of MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology
Client: Ngawha Hot Springs
Location: Ngawha Springs, Northland
Collaborator: Allen Wihongi (Master Carver)
Of the Land is a project done with the support of the Macdiarmid Institute and in collaboration with Ngā Puhi iwi. The aim was to explore the bounds of ceramic 3D printing and what it might offer traditional toi whakairo (wood carving).
A series of pou (symbolic columns) were fabricated in Wellington and were installed as part of the new Ngawha Springs visitor building in Northland.
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