Maija Stephens

Aho is the name for the weft or cross-thread of weaving. Aho means line of descent. Aho means radiant light. Guided by Hine Turama (atua of stars) and Hineteiwaiwa (atua of weaving, cycles of the moon, and childbirth), I have explored how to collaborate light and harakeke through wānanga to indigenise my photographic practice. Experience a cosmic interpretation of te whare pora (the house of weaving) made tangible by the light which reveals.