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You Are Here is a remarkable collaboration of words and art by acclaimed writer Whiti Hereaka and celebrated artist Peata Larkin, cousins who share the same whakapapa. Part of the acclaimed korero series edited by Lloyd Jones, this beautifully crafted volume explores storytelling, pattern, and connection through an innovative structure inspired by the Fibonacci sequence.

In a feat of carefully woven imagination, Hereaka’s text spirals outward toward the centre of the book before folding back in on itself, ending with the very words it began with. As the narrative expands and returns, Larkin’s intricate works — drawing on taniko, whakairo, and richly layered silk artworks — create their own mesmerising visual rhythm alongside the text.

Together, words and imagery form a deeply immersive reading experience that invites reflection, movement, and transformation. As Hereaka explains, the journey through the book is intended to change the reader, so the ending is encountered anew.

Elegant, thoughtful, and visually stunning, You Are Here is a unique and important contribution to contemporary Maori literature and art.

Key Features:
• Unique collaboration between writer Whiti Hereaka and artist Peata Larkin
• Structured around the Fibonacci number sequence
• Combines literature, visual art, taniko, and whakairo influences
• Part of the acclaimed korero series edited by Lloyd Jones
• Explores whakapapa, storytelling, pattern, and transformation

Product Details:
• Authors: Whiti Hereaka & Peata Larkin
• Format: Hard Cover
• ISBN: 9781991016799

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