Hei Tiki Waiporoporo

Artist: Jimmy James Koratoras

Title: Hei Tiki Waiporoporo

Medium: Resin, acrylic and glitter on canvas

Dimensions: 90cm x 120cm

Series kōrero

Icon

Long before the canvas, there was the icon.

In Icon, Koratoras honours tiki as a sacred Māori icon and original taonga. Drawing on Pacific navigation and ancestral voyaging knowledge, the series places tiki among the stars, each work holding its own celestial place.

Tiki carries mauri, the life force and energy of the natural world.

Hei Tiki Waiporoporo, the heavens become something to be taken in and held.

Other works in this series:

Hei Tiki Mirimiri Healing Hands

He Tiki Poi Poi

In Hei Tiki Waiporoporo, the heavens become something to be taken in and held. Mirimiri (Healing Hands) speaks to touch, care and restoration, while Poi Poi moves with rhythm and light. Together these three works trace nature, the universe and the stars around and within us, reaching toward realms unseen but felt.