Feathers from the Forest
Feathers from New Zealand
“Feathers from the Forest” is a metaphor for finding the universe within life’s small details. It explores the harmony of nature in the southern latitudes and seeks to reconnect with ancient cultures and their wisdom.
The project focuses on the feathers of endemic birds, reflecting on the contemporary world’s search for meaning.
Feathers symbolize mystery, diversity, and interconnectedness, while birds narrate our ecosystems' history, evolution, and fragility.
Swamp Hen Local Names: Pūkeko or Pākura, Red Glow (in the sky) Native - New Zealand
Red-Crowned Parakeet Local Names: Kākāriki, Kārawairiki, Kawariki, Porete, Torete Endemic - New Zealand
New Zealand Fantail Local Names: Fantail, Grey Fantail, Pied Fantail, Black Fantail, Tīrairaka, Tirairaka Endemic - New Zealand
North Island Brown Kiwi Local Names: Roa, Tokoea, Tokoweka Endemic - New Zealand
Wooddhen Local Names: Weka, Māori Hen Endemic - New Zealand
Nocturnal Parrot Local Name: Kākāpō Endemic - New Zealand
Yellow-Crowned Parakeet Local Names: Tōreterete, Pōwhaitere, Pōreterete, Kākāwaiariki, Kākāwariki, Kawariki, Porete, Torete Endemic - New Zealand
Mountain Parrot Local Name: Kea Endemic - New Zealand
Wood Pigeon Local Names: Kererū, Kūrū, Kūkūpa, Parea Endemic - New Zealand
Great Spotted Kiwi Local Names: Roroa, Roa Endemic - New Zeland
South Island Takahē Local Names: Takahē, Moho Endemic - New Zealand
Local Names: Tūī, Kōkō Endemic - New Zealand
Australasian Gannet Local Name: Tākapu (Juvenile Plumage) Native - New Zealand
Banded dotterel Local Names: Pohowera, Tūturiwhatu, Tuturiwhatu Endemic - New Zealand
Snares Penguin Local Names : Tawaki or Pokotiwha Endemic - New Zealand
Buller's Albatross Loacal Names: Toroa, Albatross Native - New Zealand
Sooty shearwater Loca Names: Muttonbird, Tītī, Hākoakoa, Hakoakoa, Hakoko Native - New Zealand
North Island Saddleback Local Names: Tīeke, Tīaki Endemic - New Zealand
Red Knot Local Names: Lesser Knot, Knot Native - New Zealand
White-Fronted Tern Local Names: Sea Swallow, Black-Billed Tern, Kahawai Bird, Southern Tern Native - New Zealand
Brow Teal Local Name: Brown Duck Endemic - New Zealand
Sacred Kingfisher Local names: Kingfisher, New Zealand Kingfisher Native - New Zealand
Pacific Golden Plover Local Names: Plover, Kuriri Native - New Zealand
Auckland Snipe Local Names: Hokio, Tutukiwi Endimic - New Zealand
Eastern Great Egret Local Name: White Heron Native - New Zealand
Shining Bronze Cuckoo Local Name: Shining Cuckoo Native - New Zealand
Buff-banded rail Local Names: Mioweka, Konini, Kata Tei Native - New Zealand
New Zealand Falcon Local Names: Kārearea, Kārewarewa, or Kāiaia, Bush Hawk and Sparrow Hawk Endemic - New Zealand
Spotted Shag Local Names: Parekareka, Blue Shag, Bush Hawk and Sparrow Hawk Endemic - New Zealand
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Pūkeko, Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) Wikipedia
Fujifilm Provia RDPII 100 120 slide / Canon EOS analog / 2008
Pīwakawaka, New Zealand Fantail (Rhipidura fuligonosa) Wikipedia
Brown Kiwi, North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) Wikipedia
Weka, Māori Hen (Gallirallus australis) Wikipedia
Kākāpō, Nocturnal Parrot (Strigops habroptilus) Wikipedia
Kea, Mountain Parrot (Nestor notabilis) Wikipedia
Kererū, Wood Pigeon (Hemiiphaga bivaeseelandiae) Wikipedia
Spotted Kiwi, Great Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx maxima) Wikipedia
Takahē, South Island Takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri) Wikipedia
Tūī (Prosthemadera novaeseelandieae) Wikipedia
Tākapu, Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator) Wikipedia
Pohowera, Double-Banded Plover (Charadrius bicintuctus) Wikipedia
Pokotiwha, Snares Penguin (Eudyptes robustus) Wikipedia
Toroa, Buller's Albatross (Thalassarche bulleri or Buller's mollymawk) Wikipedia
Tītī, Sooty Shearwater (Ardenna grisea) Wikipedia
Tīeke, North Island Saddleback (Philesturnus rufusater) Wikipedia
Huahou, Red Knot (Calidris canutus) Wikipedia
Tara, White-Fronted Tern (Sterna striata) Wikipedia
Pāteke, Brow Teal (Anas chlorotis) Wikipedia
Kōtuku, Eastern Great Egret (Gretta alba modesta) Wikipedia
Pīpīwharauroa, Shining Bronze Cuckoo (Chalcites lucidus) Wikipedia
Moho, Buff-Banded Rail (Hypotaenidia philippensis) Wikipedia
Kārewarewa, New Zealand Falcon (Falcon novaeseelandiae) Wikipedia
Pārekareka, Spotted Shag (Phalacrocorax punctatus) Wikipedia