Emma Huia Lovegrove Tikumu and Kiokio

Emma Huia Lovegrove uses her art practice as a way to foster her relationship with the landscapes that she visits. She is drawn to locations that feel wild and untouched, but when you peer more closely, vibrant ecosystems thrive and intricate patterns are revealed.  She is particularly interested in the relationships between living and non-living, human and non-human. As an avid climber and tramper, a large portion of Emma’s practice is devoted to wandering, climbing, photographing, foraging and sketching within the landscapes she visits. These paintings are accumulations of various foliage found on the slopes of Mount Ruapehu.