Artist
Aimee Ratana
- Name
- Aimee Ratana
- Iwi/Ethnicity
- Ngāi Tūhoe/Māori
- Date of Birth
- 1978
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Biography
Aimee Ratana has a graphic photography practice that explores identity and Māori sovereignty.
She gained a Bachelor of Media Arts from the Waikato Institute of Technology in 2003, going on to complete a Master of Māori Visual Arts at Massey University. Since then, Ratana has been widely exhibited across Aotearoa New Zealand.
Ratana’s photographs reflect on her heritage, which is set in Te Urewera, the territory in the heart of Ngāi Tūhoe. She has extended this to woollen quilts, produced for her *Te Taumata* series, depicting imagery relating to the anti-terrorism raids of 2007.
She gained a Bachelor of Media Arts from the Waikato Institute of Technology in 2003, going on to complete a Master of Māori Visual Arts at Massey University. Since then, Ratana has been widely exhibited across Aotearoa New Zealand.
Ratana’s photographs reflect on her heritage, which is set in Te Urewera, the territory in the heart of Ngāi Tūhoe. She has extended this to woollen quilts, produced for her *Te Taumata* series, depicting imagery relating to the anti-terrorism raids of 2007.
Artworks by Aimee Ratana (11)
Kōtahitanga, Maungapōhatu (1908). Rua Kenana’s followers with 4 flags flying outside his residence. Top flag confiscated by police in 1916. It reads, “Two races, One People, Equal Rights”. Whakatāne Museum Photographic Archive–P10737. Photographer George
Aimee Ratana
2008
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Kotahi te Ture
Aimee Ratana
2007
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Maungapōhatu
Aimee Ratana
2008
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Police hands off Tūhoe Nation
Aimee Ratana
2008
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