Art Fetiche is increasingly being approached to assist in creating, producing, and installing significant art and design pieces in communal public spaces.
Tupuārangi in collaboration with Keri Whaitiri & James York - Embedding stories into the Southland Region
Matariki Pou in collaboration with Keri Whaitiri & James York - Embedding stories into the Southland Region
Featuring carved heads on poles of varying height, the pou were designed in collaboration with Ngāi Tahu carver and artist Fayne Robinson especially for their Woolston Village location
The pou represents the fingers of Mahuika along with Kereru and Kahu telling the story of Maui bringing fire to people.
A recent example of steel fabrication and installation mastery at Lake Mapourika
Standing more than eight metres tall, carved by Ngāi Tahu tohunga whakairo Fayne Robinson and fabricated by Art Fetiche rises the Pou rises from the centre of a takarangi pathway that draws visitors inward, in ever-decreasing circles.
Digitally printed window designs provided by Riki Manuel circle the exterior of the facility alongside vapour blasting concrete walls
165 pre-cast concrete modules assembled on site like giant Lego, with unique artwork depicting the connection of Ngāi Tahu with Milford Sound at Homer Tunnel
Local artists have worked to translate some of the Te Ora Hou values stories into art interventions inside the whare creating a space rich in the stories of Te Ora Hou Ōtautahi.
Mahi toi elements were produced under the guidance of Waihōpai Rūnaka (Murihiku Marae) alongside their selected designers and artists.
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