The unique limestone rock formation known locally as Frog Rock, near Weka Pass, is a memorable marker on the journey inland north of Ōtautahi Christchurch. This is limestone country, and the overhanging rocks in this area were used extensively by Māori for shelter while undertaking mahika kai trips inland. Many are adorned with exceptional examples of rock art drawings by ancestors of mana whenua. Ivy Fife has simplified the features of this landscape into flat blocks of colour with an almost graphic, poster-like quality.

mahika kai ~ food gathering

mana whenua ~ Māori with authority over particular land or territory

He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil (from August 2024)