Will Ngakuru 

Will  is an artist, builder and researcher who lives and works on his papakainga (customary land) in Waimamaku, Northland. Will attended the Elam School of Fine Arts and has a Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Arts, research focused on indigenous governance, neo liberal policy and climate change. 

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"I find myself intrigued and consumed by that which is embodied in the term whakapapa. Concepts, kin connections, animate and inanimate, known and unknown are revealed through exploration. A multi-dimensional woven map that helps locate our conscious and physical self. My focus is on the next generation, good form, function, simplicity, fun, high craftsmanship, attention to the detail, and a pure love for exploring past, present and future through my art and projects which enable and strengthen, sense of community."

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