Te Here Tāngata

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Print sizes and editions (limited to 275)

- Regular museum archival paper print - 780 x 510mm

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Original painting SOLD, oil on canvas, 1300 x 850mm, 2007

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"" is an ancient Māori term meaning The Rope of Mankind. As a of genealogy, the phrase symbolically alludes to a long rope or vine, which stretches into the past for generations until the instant of creation and on into the future. In our contemporary world of instant gratification and swift development, a humbling concept.

Sofia visualizes in this work, her own connection to her Swedish, Māori (Ngāti Porou) and Irish heritage. Wearing a traditional moko (Māori tattoo) on her chin and with her golden hair adorned...