Mahiriki Tangaroa New Zealand | Cook Islands, b. 1973
Nevertheless, 2024
Oil on canvas
21 1/4 x 17 3/8 in
54 x 44 cm
54 x 44 cm
“Take a pause, a moment, to listen to the sound of the silent trade winds. And then, the roaring sound of the jet plane. Our beloved families, friends and visitors...
“Take a pause, a moment, to listen to the sound of the silent trade winds. And then, the roaring sound of the jet plane. Our beloved families, friends and visitors arrive in to our shores as we await. I watch these flights arrive in, every day, I would think of the heightened excitement and expectation, of paradise. And then the much anticipated aro’a, meeting up with those who you most fondly care about. The land, ocean and ancestors welcome and embrace you. Tears when you shall depart. Manea Rarotonga”.