Manu TawhiowhioBird Satellite

1996

Brett Graham

Accessible

1996–Current

  • Auckland University of Technology, cnr Wellesley Street East & Mayoral Drive, CBD, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.

Type

  • Sculpture

Medium

  • Stone
  • Copper
  • Wood

Dimensions

  • H7000 x W2200 x D1200mm

Brett Graham (Ngāti Korokī, Tainui), 'Manu Tawhiowhio: Bird Satellite' (1996), Auckland University of Technology, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.

Image: Bronwyn Holloway-Smith, Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, 2021.

Artists
Credit

Collection of Auckland University of Technology.

Associated Artwork Organisation(s)

Description

Made of river stones, copper and wood, the bird form of this work speaks to the way ancient seafarers used migrating birds to guide them to foreign lands.