Taku whatu- My stone/my eye. Already Ancient Aotearoa

The mobius is essentially a loop that has been given a twist. We compare it to the theme of Takarangi. It may be recognised by mystics as the image of the Ouboros (a snake eating its tail)/ the symbol of infinity. The shape of the equilateral triangle is associated by some as the shape of power, the pyramid. This moebius puts the apex of that pyramid to the bottom of the triangle rather than the top thus reversing the power structure. The colour is juicy. The feeling, fat and bursting. The negative space becoming as an eye that draws in the beholder to the great mystery of connection. We thought of the way all ancient cultures contain the memory of our shared origins. We learned the Māori name for Mountain is maunga wehetūrangi- This full name means "to hold the stars in the sky". We were inspired by the concept of the eye and the pyramid/ mountain when we stood on an ancient pyramid in Java. Here, our guide explained that the word "batu" means stone....