Robert Jahnke,Te Wepu MMXXIII, 2003. Image and text courtesy PAULNACHE Gallery

PAULNACHE presents Te Wepu MMXXIII - a stunning new exhibition from one of New Zealand's leading contemporary Māori artists, Prof. Robert Jahnke.

Recently named as one of the Arts Foundation's 2023 Laureates, Jahnke is a highly respected educator who works as an historian, teacher, researcher, writer and advocate for Māori and indigenous arts nationally and internationally. 

In Te Wepu MMXXIII he references elements of Para Matchitt's iconic Te Wepu Installation, using layers of triangular and diamond light to frame its signature motifs while creating iterations of pattern into infinity - cloaked by reflections embracing star, moon, mountain, heart and cross, reverberating enlightenment as light emerges out of the darkness.

The exhibition opens to coincide with Waitangi Day.