He whakanui tēnei whakaaturanga, arā ko Complex Simplicity, i ō tātou tāne Māori, me ā rātou uara hōhonu ake i tua atu i ngā kōrero papāho me ngā whakaparahako. Ka whakanui ēnei mahi i te whānuitanga o te ira tāne Māori – te ngākau māhaki, te toa, te harikoa, me te matatini hoki. I te ao e kīia ai ngā tā moko he “scribbles,” ā, ngā haka he “outrageous,” ka whakahoki tēnei whakaaturanga i te mana o te matatini, te whakapapa, me te whakahī o ō tātou tāne Māori. He tautohe puku, he whakamanawa nui hoki ia mahi: ehara ō tātou tāne Māori i te “caricature” noa iho; he tūpuna, he kaitoi, he rangatira, he rangatahi hoki rātou. Nau mai, haere mai ki te kite i ngā kōrero kei tua o te waituhi me te haruru.
Complex Simplicity is a whimsical show celebrating Māori men in all their richness, beyond the headlines and the heckles. These works honour the full spectrum of Māori masculinity: tender, fierce, joyful, and unapologetically complex. In a world where tā moko is dismissed as “scribbles” and haka as “outrageous,” this exhibition reclaims space for nuance, whakapapa, and pride. Each piece is a quiet protest and a loud affirmation: Māori men are not caricatures; they are ancestors, artists, leaders, and sons. Come see what lies beneath the ink and the noise.
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