Aimee Ratana, Pukuwaitia #1
Aimee Ratana
1978-
Ngai Tuhoe: Ngati Haka Patuheuheu/Ngati Raka
Date
2006
Medium Specific
Digital print
Classification
Photograph
Dimensions
15 x 23 in. (38.1 x 58.4 cm)
Accession Number
2006.20.10.47
Credit
Gift of the Artist
Biography
Aimee Ratana has a graphic photography practice that explores identity and Māori sovereignty.
She gained a Bachelor of Media Arts from the Waikato Institute of Technology in 2003, going on to complete a Master of Māori Visual Arts at Massey University. Since then, Ratana has been widely exhibited across Aotearoa New Zealand.
Ratana’s photographs reflect on her heritage, which is set in Te Urewera, the territory in the heart of Ngāi Tūhoe. She has extended this to woollen quilts, produced for her *Te Taumata* series, depicting imagery relating to the anti-terrorism raids of 2007.
https://www.aucklandartgallery.com
She gained a Bachelor of Media Arts from the Waikato Institute of Technology in 2003, going on to complete a Master of Māori Visual Arts at Massey University. Since then, Ratana has been widely exhibited across Aotearoa New Zealand.
Ratana’s photographs reflect on her heritage, which is set in Te Urewera, the territory in the heart of Ngāi Tūhoe. She has extended this to woollen quilts, produced for her *Te Taumata* series, depicting imagery relating to the anti-terrorism raids of 2007.
https://www.aucklandartgallery.com
Date of Bio