A magnificent, prize-winning documentation of and tribute to New Zealand's wharenui, big and small.
Muru Walters (Author)
Rt. Reverend Bishop Muru Walters, MA, Dip Ed, LTh (Aot), Adv Dip
Tchg, PGD (Arts), Pihopa o Te Upoko o te Ika. Muru Walters' life
achievements remain far from ordinary and include being an
exceptionally talented Maori All Black who was awarded the Tom
French Cup in 1957, while simultaneously being an art teacher and
an avid practitioner of the visual arts.
In the 1960s Muru (Te Rarawa and Te Aupouri) was responsible for
developing a Maori arts curriculum for primary and secondary
schools in Northland while studying carving under the tutelage of
Pine Taiapa. Having always been an active member of the Anglican
Church, today Muru is a Bishop and a revered and influential member
of both the religious and Maori community nationwide.
Muru has been involved in the same creative work that influenced
and inspired people like Syd Meads, Fred Graham, Ralph Hotere, Kath
Mataira, Para Matchiit, Cliff Whiting, to name a few, to share
their skills in diverse fields. His life is described by Ngahiraka
Mason as a blessed binding together of people. 'If you asked Muru
Walters he would say he considered that life was a continuum of
redemption and transformation and that one must take heart and find
the joy in the ordinariness of life.' (Ngahiraka Mason, Turuki
Turuki Paneke Paneke, 2009).
Robin Walters (Author)
Growing up in Dunedin, Robin Walters (Te Rarawa, Te Aupouri, Ngati
Hine, Ngati Manu and Nga Puhi) was heavily engaged in the art world
through his father. Robin pursued photography while at Otago Boys
High School but did not perceive it as a way to earn a living until
he arrived in London and found himself assisting some of Europe's
most well known fashion photographers.
From there, Robin went on to becoming a photographer in his own
right and followed the natural progression that led to
cinematography. He is now one of Australasia's most renowned comedy
film and commercial directors. With a host of awards to his name,
Robin has a unique cinematic style that demonstrates not only his
years of photographic experience but also a deep understanding of
humanity and an ability to tell its stories with sensitivity and a
distinctive appreciation of everyday beauty.
Sam Walters (Author)
Sam Walters was born and raised on the North Wales coast in the UK.
She pursued and learnt the craft of photography as an assistant and
studio manager to American photographer Robert Golden, who ran one
of the busiest studios for advertising and editorial photography in
London. Following a natural progression from this, Sam moved into
film, producing TV commercials, short films and documentaries for
the UK and Europe.
In the mid-nineties, Sam moved to New Zealand where, alongside film
production work, she continued to pursue her photography before
enrolling in a formal study of the arts at AUT University, where
she gained a Bachelor of Visual Arts in 2002. After graduating she
went on to tutor sculpture and photography for MIT on their Dip.
Visual in Arts course at Rutherford.
Sam's work has been a finalist in the Waikato National Contemporary
Art awards and she frequently exhibits at galleries around
Auckland.
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