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Communities of the Soil

In this article by Andrea Fjordside Pontoppidan, we are introduced to two interdisciplinary art and architecture projects: Soil Lab and Futurefarmers, both of which bring forth a focus on soil through craft making in public spaces, but in different ways and contexts.

Texture of Practice: Raukura Turei

Whakapapa is a Māori framework that places us within the world. It encompasses all relationships we experience and guides our knowledge and connection to whānau (family), hītori (history), tikanga (customs) and philosophies. In this presentation by Raukura Turei we are introduced to the whakapapa of her practice, and how the materials she uses in her work connects her both to her tīpuna (ancestors) and the whenua (land).

Texture of Practice: Dorothy Waetford

Whakapapa is a Māori framework that places us within the world. It encompasses all relationships we experience and guides our knowledge and connection to whānau (family), hītori (history), tikanga (customs) and philosophies. In this presentation by artist Dorothy Waetford we are introduced to the whakapapa of her practice and how it is informed by her background as a dancer, and her local surroundings and whānau (family).