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First Kumera Planting / Kia Kitea Te Waewae Tangata (1962)

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E. Mervyn Taylor

 

Reproduced mural of First Kumera Planting / Kia Kitea Te Waewae Tangata (1962) 

On Tuesday 19th September we celebrated a very special occasion with our students, honoured guests and TLC staff; the unveiling of a reproduced mural ‘First Kumera Planting / Kia Kitea Te Waewae Tangata (1962)’ by acclaimed NZ artist E. Mervyn Taylor.
The original mural once welcomed all who arrived at the entrance foyer of the Taylor building at The Learning Connexion, at what was at the time, the New Zealand Soil Bureau.
When Te Papa conservators assessed the original artwork as unable to be recovered, we set the goal to create a reproduction of the mural to be installed in its original location, so that the memory of this work may continue to be held by all who visit our campus and this was unveiled by E. Mervyn Taylor’s grandchildren Sarah Taylor and Nicholas Taylor, and great grandson Otto.
Guest speakers included Sarah Taylor, TLC founder Jonathan Milne, Dr. Bronwyn Holloway-Smith (editor of Wanted: The search for the modernist murals of E. Mervyn Taylor (Massey Press: 2018) and co-Director of Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand). A karakia was led by Cameron Kapua-Morrella who also blessed the mural.
This was a very special occasion that honours the artwork of E. Mervyn Taylor and recognises the special history of our campus, and our sense of space and place as TLC. 
 

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Our staff exhibition Groundworks that was held last year as a fundraiser towards the cost of the reproduction. We would like to acknowledge the work completed by Sarah Graham to support this, and all of our staff who took part in the show.

Our Te Ao Māori Development Roopu are also pleased to be supporting this event. This is a very special occasion that honours the artwork of E. Mervyn Taylor and recognises the special history of our campus, and our sense of space and place as TLC.   

If you would like to learn more about the mural, below are some excellent references
that we’d highly recommend checking out: 

Read: https://publicart.nz/artworks/e-mervyn-taylor-1962-02 

Watch: https://youtu.be/OP56sQm4Cfw?feature=shared 

Listen: https://www.rnz.co.nz/audio/player?audio_id=201820133 

Selected works of E. Mervyn Taylor will be available to view in our Gallery at The Learning Connexion until Thursday 28th September. 
>>> TLC Gallery, 182 Eastern Hutt Road, Taita – Open Mon – Fri (until Thurs 28th Sept), 9.30am – 2pm

Image 1: E. Mervyn Taylor's descendants Otto, Sarah Taylor and Nicholas Taylor. 
Image 2: Deputy Mayor Tui Lewis, Dr. Bronwyn Holloway-Smith & Sarah Taylor
Image 3: A karakia was led by Cameron Kapua-Morrella
Image 4: Sarah Taylor
Image 5: TLC Founder Jonathan Milne 

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Selected works of E. Mervyn Taylor's are on display in the TLC Gallery

19 - 28 September

Monday - Friday, 9:30am - 2pm