Onepanea
Composing languages of the Waitematā and its shoreline, Onepanea looks at the various communication of place.
Assembling languages that are human, nonhuman, the lesser-known and those in everyday use, Onepanea works through a linguistic strata of Lightship’s place.
Sites of geological reclamation are addressed by Onepanea as the work charts nautical naming conventions, indigenous research and immediate sense:
Commercial Bay – Onepanea – Beach of the Heads in Line
Official Bay – Te Hororoa – The Long Landslip
Mechanics Bay – Te Toangāroa – The Long Pulling
Parnell Baths – Taurarua – Song of Annoyance
St. George’s Bay – Te Waiataikehu – Waters of Taikehu
With special thanks to Curator Bridget Riggir-Cuddy and Te Reo consultant Kiriana O’Connell (Ngāti Tukorehe, Pākehā)