"This piece looks at the idea of colonisation and links to themes included in the book “No Maaori allowed" which brings to light the recent history of racial segregation in Pukekohe and looks at it from a Maaori point of view. It went into detail on the living conditions Maaori had to live in because of the “unwritten rule that you don’t rent to Maaori”, these being described as cow sheds, corrugated iron huts with dirt floors and no running water. In this piece I wanted to include the deconstructed kete to represent the loss of knowledge, of language and of generational sharing as a result of colonisation and events discussed in the book.
PLEASE NOTE: The frame shown is made in a virtual setting to give an example of what the photograph could look like framed. Not to actual size.
