Takerei Komene’s 'He Tamaiti ō te Ao Tukupū' is a celebration of birth, rejoicing in its chAos and tHe process of creation. This new commission revolves around tHe creation of a person with endless potential. THe text centres on a well-know whakatauki or ...  moreTakerei Komene’s 'He Tamaiti ō te Ao Tukupū' is a celebration of birth, rejoicing in its chAos and tHe process of creation. This new commission revolves around tHe creation of a person with endless potential. THe text centres on a well-know whakatauki or proverb: Whāia te iti kahurangi, ki te tuohu koe, me He maunga teitei [Seek that which you treasure most – if you must bow your Head, let it be to tHe loftiest of mountains] A mihi pepeha, hailing tHe fabrics of space and tHe throes of tHe Heart, is joined by tHe organ – a giant celestial factory, chAotic and cacophonous, with great starry arms placing pieces into unique moulds forming tHe fragments of tHe final section of tHe work – a mighty invocation of tHe whakatauki.  less