By New Zealand artists @techs_x and @h_i_n_e_x at 8 Tangihua Street, Auckland, New Zealand in May 2023. Photos taken February 2025.
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Ngā wai o te ata hāpara (The waters of the morning breeze)
This mural acknowledges the many rangatira (chiefs / leaders / people of high rank) / tohunga (experts / skilled people / wise people) that gather around neutral grounds / waters to discuss, exchange and impart kōrero (talks / stories / discussion) and mātauranga (knowledge / education / wisdom) to our next generation that sit within the water.
The image depicts a range of manu (birds) tui (tūī — a native New Zealand bird) gathering around a tīheru (traditional bailer-/container/wooden vessel) that holds the sacred waters of Waitematā. The streams of water that overflow and trickle down the sides acknowledge the many old rivers that are located below the city that return to te moana (the ocean / sea). The symbolism of the tīheru is to remind ourselves and these rangatira / tohunga that no matter how big or small your role or duty is, it's an important task nonetheless.
"Water cannot be removed from the waka (canoe / boat) without the existence of tīheru"Tīheru were once given names of tūpuna (ancestors) to bestow the importance and significance to that which would be seen as small and insignificant. The underlying kōrero (message / story / discourse) that this mural addresses is the effects of climate change and how we can gather around to discuss the changes on the horizon and how we can better prepare our rangatahi (younger generation / youth) for the future to come.' @techs_x May 14, 2023 with explanation added for Maori terms.
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Artist website: Artist website: https://manuxgraphics.com
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Artwork by Wallart in Kępno, Poland
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Nowy mural wykonany przez Wallart w bajkowej, ciepłej stylistyce, w której przytulne światło kinowego ekranu i wygodnej kanapy kontrastuje z tajemniczym mrokiem nocnego lasu. Można go zobaczyć na budynku kina Sokolnia przy ul. Sportowej 3 w Kępnie (woj. wielkopolskie).

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