![Words of Ours/Nga Kupu E Rangona Ai](https://kirsch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/words-of-ours-RGB_8240-470x140.jpg)
Words of Ours/Ngā Kupu E Rangona Ai explores some of the many linguistic and cultural cross-overs from te reo Maori into mainstream English which enrich…
![Kiwi, Kia Ora prints on re-used wood](https://kirsch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG_7940-470x140.jpg)
There has been an ongoing debate on ownership and even the introduction of copyright ideas towards elements of traditional NZ culture, however it appears the…
![Words Of Ours > Further Reading](https://kirsch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/words-of-ours-close-crop-RGB_8247-470x140.jpg)
> We Don’t Own Our Culture, It Owns Us There has been an ongoing debate on ownership and even the introduction of copyright ideas towards elements of…
![Matariki/Resolution](https://kirsch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Matariki-Resolution-red-crop-01__2013_0100-470x140.jpg)
The 2013 Matariki Exhibition at the Poi Room in Newmarket, Auckland (New Zealand) had the Resolution Theme. Kirsch created three kinds of large prints on hand…
![Tiaho I Roto Marama I Roto](https://kirsch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Pohutukawa-Blue_560x560mm-470x140.jpg)
The word ‘te matikaotanga’ in te reo (Maori language) describes the state of a tree being in bud and ready to burst open, which also perfectly describes the artist’s fascination…