Huriana Kopeke-Te Aho

Huriana Kopeke-Te Aho (Tūhoe, Ngāti Porou, Rongowhaata, Te āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Kahungunu, Fale’ula, and Kai Tahu) Waharua Kōpito

Huriana is an activist and artist in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Their work is primarily influenced by their Māori whakapapa, takatāpui identity, and political beliefs.

Waharua Kōpito refers to the points people or events cross and the change that often happens at those meeting points. In this work, Kopeke-Te Aho and Novak focus on bridging BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) rainbow communities with non-BIPOC rainbow communities to create positive, meaningful, and sustained change. This idea then extends to bridging other communities together such as the rainbow with the non-rainbow community, all with a view to creating a better world to live in.

IG: hurianakt.a