Yuki Kihara, Aotea’ula Faef (Ponga / Puriri / Puahou / Harakeke) (2021/22).
From Aotea’ula (2021-26) series.
Mixed media and photography. 800 x 800 mm.
Courtesy of Yuki Kihara and Milford Galleries Dunedin and Queenstown

List of plants (Māori name / English name / Scientific name)

  • Ponga / Silver fern / Cyathea dealbata

  • Puriri / Evergreen tree / Vitex lucens (with berry)

  • Puahou / Five finger / Pseudopanax arboreus

  • Harakeke / Flax / Phormium tenax (woven string)