Name: “Whiria te harakeke!” (Plait the harakeke!) | A Flax Weaving Workshop
Start: 2024-09-29T14:00:00+08:00
Location: 1 St. Andrew’s Road, Singapore, Singapore 178957

$\u201cWhiria te harakeke!\u201d (Plait the harakeke!) | A Flax Weaving Workshop$

“Whiria te harakeke!” (Plait the harakeke!) | A Flax Weaving Workshop
Sun 29 Sep | 2pm | The Rooftop Studios 1-4, City Hall Wing, Level 5, National Gallery Singapore | $18, registration required: https://bit.ly/KLharakeke
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Discover the richness of Māori art practices through the insights of artists Karl Leonard and Ruiha Ruwhiu.
The intricate process of making piupius (a traditional Māori waist garment) for kapa haka performing arts competitive groups involves over 20 or so stages to completion, where a family group will work through most of the processes together.
“Whiria te harakeke!” (Plait the harakeke!) will begin with a video demonstration about piupiu making, followed by a hands-on experience weaving with flax, an evergreen plant native to New Zealand. Participants will get to touch, smell, and work with the natural plant, stripping it down to appropriate sizes for making things such as a tīpare (headband) or a kōmore (hand or ankle bracelet).
This workshop is recommended for participants aged 16 and above. It is held in conjunction with Gallery’s latest Roof Garden Commission GLISTEN by Aotearoa New Zealander artist Lisa Reihana.
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About the Artists
KARL RANGIKAWHITI LEONARD (Te Arawa, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Raukawa) and RUIHAPOUNAMU RUWHIU (Te Whānau a Apanui, Ngapuhi, Ngāti Awa) together have raised their four children in the art forms of raranga and whatu (weaving), tukutuku (lattice panel) and other practices. They are active practitioners of their Māori Arts, Māori language and customs and ceremony.These include karanga (ceremonial calling), whaikōrero (oratory), mōteatea (traditional chant), karakia and takutaku (incantations). Other ritual practices include takapau kōāwhi (death mats, modern), pure and tohi (re-invigoration of cleansing and dedication ceremonies for birth, stages of life, uhi mataora).
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About Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Commission
This series invites leading international artists to create site-specific installations at the Ng Teng Fong Roof Garden Gallery, made possible through a gift from Far East Organization. Previous participating artists include Cao Fei, Charles Lim Yi Yong, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Danh Vo and Antony Gormley.
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