1.0 rich Street Art Cities https://streetartcities.com Location: Durham Lane, opposite The University of Waikato campus atēa / courtyard Ma te kotahitanga e whai kaha ai tātau – In unity, we have strengthInternationally renowned artist Mr G spent his 2020 Waitangi Day painting this mural with his wife, Milly, by his side. Kotahitanga is the final piece of Mr G’s first solo exhibition; 'Home' shown at Tauranga Art Gallery in 2019.Mr G says this mural speaks to the heart and spirit of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (The Treaty of Waitangi). The mural features Mr G and his wife engaged in a hongi with two huia above their heads. Mr G describes their inclusion as the huia (male and female) are designed to survive when they work together as a team unit, which is why one has a long beak, to extract bugs and insects and the other has the shorter beak to mulch the bugs into digestible food.The couple is surrounded by a simulated carved frame, a common trait of Mr G’s work. A flag appears on either side - on the left, Te Putake o te Riri, represents the anger and grievance over the New Zealand land wars and confiscations. Meanwhile, the flag on the right represents his aspiration for Aotearoa - maungārongo or peace. “You can’t really get to that place of peace regarding race relations until you address the anger and grievances with sincerity and integrity,” Mr G says. Keren Harris https://streetartcities.com/users/e43cfcf8-9762-414a-981b-30fe859ecc3d https://streetart.media/7/73885f47-19b5-40e4-a8d3-023e41bf9052/1024.jpg 1024 480 480 <iframe src="https://streetartcities.com/markers/da2fd5e6-ab89-4cf7-a852-e6b4c3ed182c/embed" width="480" height="480" style="border:none;border-radius:12px;max-width:100%;" loading="lazy" allow="fullscreen; storage-access" title="Ma te kotahitanga e whai kaha ai tātau by Mr G"></iframe> 3600