Prof. Deidre Brown - Ngā Toi Mōrehu: The Arrival, Survival and Revival of Māori Art and Architecture

‘Toitū te whenua, toitū te tikanga, ka ora ngā toi’. ‘When we hold fast to our land and values, our arts and architecture flourish’. But what happens to Māori art and architecture when whenua (land) and tikanga (values) are under threat? How have these practices survived, changed, recovered and, in turn, reclaimed land and maintained values over the past two centuries? For more than 25 years, Professor Deidre Brown (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu) has been seeking answers to these questions through her research and teaching on Māori art and architecture. Her Inaugural Professorial Lecture reflects on this journey, acknowledging the people, places and events that have shaped her academic career.
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