"Marakihau is one of my favourite works because it effectively replicates carving traditions. Marakihau is a word specific only to carving, it is a taniwha; water monsters that usually relate to specific locales inland or at sea. Taniwha are guardians of a place, so they can be both terrifying and good. They were said to inhabit dangerous places as a way to warn people of potential dangerā¦ My Marakihau is a composite of oceanic stuff; she has kelp dreadlocks and fishy bits. I styled this on the 1980s Soul II Soul Club Classics album cover with flying dreads, and my taniwha holds a bullās horn like a big smoking chalice."
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Lisa Reihana
Lisa Marie Reihana CNZM (1964-), known as Lisa Reihana, is a New Zealand artist of NgÄpuhi, NgÄti Hine, and NgÄi TÅ«teauru descent. She is well known for her video work In Pursuit of Venus [Infected] that was featured at the 2017 Venice Biennale.
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