DEPOT Artist

Arapeta Hākura

Arapeta Hākura is a nationally recognised Takatāpui curator and artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau and Whangaroa – Aotearoa. He is a weaver of stories using poetics of adornment, performance, photography, and cinema, often drawing upon various traditional art form passed down through their whakapapa (lineage). Arapeta creates a range of artworks made to be cherished within your Whare (home) Puna (collections) and on your Tinana (body). All pieces carry a whakapapa (genealogy) that connects the owner to intimate moments, landscapes, oceans, and people. Every piece is a taonga made to be treasured for generations to come. Currently Arapeta is a Doctoral Candidate and graduate lecturer at the University of Auckland.

Currently available works by Arapeta Hākura