Pupuke te Mahara, simply translated, is the acknowledgment of memory. Designers have sought ways to communicate memory through multi-faceted layers of design practices, both old and new. Walter Benjamin states, ‘You are what you remember’ (Russel, Catharine: 2018). This project focuses on the embodiment of memory through design, framed by a kaupapa Māori lens which centralises a Taranaki iwi worldview. This research/creative output investigates de-colonial practices that inform film, performance and fashion disciplines become catalysts for mātauranga Māori, but importantly, become judges of our creative futures. The core creative outcomes of this project are a Film and a Fashion casual collection.

The work will also be featured this autumn on the Cobblestone Park Lightboxes in Wellington and in Auckland at the New Zealand Fashion Week show 8 February 2022 5.30 pm.

Contact

Tane Moleta, Curator

Bobby Luke (Ngāti Ruanui), Lecturer, School of Design Innovation