Waiari Macmillan’s illustrations Order Here
We are delighted to be able to offer a limited number of the Waiari Macmillan’s illustrations from the book as fine art prints. They are available in a range of sizes and also as sets.
We can also have them printed for you at larger sizes – please contact us here to arrange this.
About the artist and the images
Waiari is a young artist who was recommended to us by our publisher. We provided him with the broad themes of each chapter and had discussions with him about what we needed .
He has produced these three stunning, coloured images which became the frontispiece, the introduction and the end piece. The first two introduce the theme of a fresh Māori focused beginning for the whenua which reflects the focus of the book. The end piece focuses on night and death – how this new beginning might arise from the darkness of our current landuse practise.
Black and white images are used to illustrate the seven chapters of the book. The first two illustrations begin with an exploration of the spirit of the land and how knowledge, identity, language and voices are inherent in the landscape.
The chapter 3 image illustrates the chapters passionate discussion on the alienation of mana whenua, how this is visible in the landscape and how alienation might be changed.
The chapter 4 illustration is an angry depiction of the chapters exploration of the threats to the fabric of our urban areas in particular and it highlights the need for change.
Chapter five illustrates how intimate knowledge of all of the elements that make up our landscapes help us to grow our understanding of place and our connections to it.
In Chapter 6, a large tree symbolises the healthy future we might have if we weave together Matauranga Māori and Western science.
The final black and white illustration of birds taking flight symbolises the spread of knowledge that changes practise.
We think Waiari’s images are unique. They are not the culturally rich patterns or depictions we generally see in art galleries and shops. They move beyond that by interpreting our connection to the natural world, the threats that world presents if our relationship with it is not changed and the future we might have if we accept the challenge of changing our relationship with the whenua.
