WATCH THIS SPACE: WELCOME TO ŌRUA PAEROA
Artist Fiksate Crew with members of the New Brighton community
Date 2020
Location Seaview Road, New Brighton
Produced as part of the inaugural New Brighton Outdoor Art Festival, this striking, stretching mural was conceived as a participatory paint-by-numbers production. Designed by the Fiksate collective of Jenna Ingram, Dr Suits, Porta, and Bols, the painting serves as a welcome sign, greeting visitors as they enter the seaside village of New Brighton. Ōrua Paeroa is the te reo Māori name for the wider area spanning New Brighton and the Travis Wetlands, a key site for mahinga kai and known as the place where the strong east winds blew in from the sea. Once the letters were gridded out on the wall, members of the community were invited to pick up a roller or paintbrush and help fill in the sections of black, yellow, pink and blue paint, bringing the mural to life and imbuing the work with a truly inclusive and collaborative quality.
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