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Waitaki: Water of Tears, River of Mana
Get PDFThis paper illuminates the significance of the braided mighty Waitaki River and how it sustains the people that shelter within her valley. This article begins acknowledging Rākaihautū as the first person to occupy and consecrate the land of Te Waipounamu, the South Island of Aotearoa New Zealand. It is Rākaihautū that journeyed through this island as he carved out and named the great southern mountains and lakes, thus establishing ahi kā (occupation rights) of the Waitaha tribe. These ancient names anoint and link these sacred waterways and bountiful pools to the ancestral Pacific homelands of Te Patu Nui o Aio. The naming and formation of the land and cascading waterways that flow from her is further explored in a pūrākau (narrative) about the Māori atua (deity) of Tane and his brothers, which includes the positioning of his tallest brother Aoraki, whose tears symbolically represent the Waitaki River. The second half of this article then turns to focus on several Waitaha sociocultural and political events based around the Waitaki River and valley over the last one hundred and fifty years. One of the major founding political and cultural events within the Waitaki Valley includes the passive resistance march of Te Heke (1877-79), led by Te Maihāroa, in protest against settler land encroachment and Māori grievances against the Crown
Re-membering with river Daugava: Poetic engagements with water memory
Get PDFSound-, Land- And Story-Scapes Of Daugava.
Ice Is Cool – Artist’s response to John Tyndall, “Ice Flowers”
Get PDFReport from the Art+Water, art and science project 2019.Ice at the Margins was a series of woven panels made in response to “The Forms of Water in Clouds and Rivers, Ice and Glaciers”, written by John Tyndall in 1872. Tyndall has been called the “father of climate change” and his work on the properties of gases to absorb and transmit radiant heat led to speculation on how fluctuations in water vapour could be related to climate, and how these gases help to moderate temperature on planet Earth. His book has never been out of print. Noting that a leading international climate research centre is named after him1, I am interested in the significance of Tyndall’s contribution to the history of science, and the continuing effects of greenhouse gases on changes in the cryosphere and impacts on water security. My focus for the Art+Water project was “ice”, and my muse was Tyndall’s historical “ice-flowers” experiment.
Sinclair Wetlands: A case study of practice-led research in community projects
Get PDFReport from the Art+Water, art and science project 2019.This paper documents two community art projects with Glen Reilly, kaitiaki for Sinclair Wetlands. It has two parts: research undertaken for the Sinclair Wetlands projects and a reflection on practiceled research as a methodology based on Sinclair Wetlands as the research topic. The Create Art and Plant Trees project was an area of investigation during my postgraduate study in 2019 to frame my research around human emotions within the natural environment. A second project for the “Art+Water: Mountains to the Sea” exhibition was a community-engaged art project, designed to foster collaborations and positive emotions between artists and the community. The framework consisted of a research topic supported with interdisciplinary theories, practice-led research methodology and studio practice. This paper demonstrates how practice-led projects influenced my postgraduate research and reflects on this learning experience from both academic and community perspectives
Art and Water Collaboration: Interview
Get PDFIn this interview Bryce and Anne share their fascination with the deep sea and our interest in the changing oceans. They took part in the Art+Water art and science project in 2019
Kōpata
Get PDFReport from the Art+Water art and science project 2019.Tohu (marks and signs2) are a form of literacy and are boundless within “te ao toi” (the art world), but there are particular tohu that encourage story telling or interpretations of the different forms, or even the personifications, of wai. This artwork is an attempt at a figurative description of what happens when water falls
Malaria in New Zealand – Using Art Science to spread a message
Get PDFReport from the Art+Water, art and science project 2019.Mosquitos are the vectors for a variety of diseases and parasites, and pose a threat to both humans and animal species. While malaria is not a present threat to humans in New Zealand, avian malaria is infecting native species of birds and can affect future population growth
Water
Get PDFEditorialNa Te Po, ko Te AoFrom Eternity, came the universeTana ko Te Ao MaramaThen came the clear lightTana ko Te Ao TuroaThen came the enduring lightTana ko Te Kore Te WhiwhiaThen the void unattainableTana ko Te Kore Te RaweaThen the void intangibleTana ko Te Kore Te TamauaThen the void unstableTana ko Te Kore Te MatuaThen the void that allowed for existenceTana ko MakuThen came moistureThe incantation above, from the indigenous peoples of Southern New Zealand, shows the creation of water as the progenitor for all life. It is an essential part of life, requiring careful management to maintain its quality, quantity and accessibility. We are all charged with its preservation and protection for the benefit and survival of ourselves and all living beings we share this planet with
The waters were wide: A report on the Art and Science Project “Water/Wai: Mountains to the Sea”
Get PDFThe first known Greek/Phonecian philosopher of science, Thales of Miletus, viewed water as both the centre of life and the unifier of nature. We would all still agree – water is essential to life as we know it. Over the millennia, whole civilizations have risen and fallen depending on fresh water security; our species has adapted, thrived, or been decimated, depending on the availability of water. For this reason, water has always been the subject of close governance and stewardship.In 2019, the seventh in the Art and Science Project series embarked on Art+Water, with the theme of “Water: Mountains to the Sea.”This theme was interpreted in many ways, including: the forms of water, water-related protein structures, ice-formation, water-borne disease in birds, fossilized structures made by aquatic/ marine animals, the impacts of land-use on water quality, water-born environmental DNA, the effects of ocean acidification on marine calcifying organisms, the ecology of coastline shallows and deep ocean canyons, bioengineering on farmland, and conflicts in communities around water scarcity. Several projects involved community-based environmental restoration work, including volunteer projects at the Sinclair Wetlands and at Lake Wanaka.As for previous Art and Science projects, the aim of Art+Water was to foster artistic response to scientific research, rather than its illustration