Taula The Anchor Stone 

Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi, 1998

Sculpture Stone

Donated by the People of the Pacific Islands, 1998 Pacific Vision Conference.

 

Taula The Anchor Stone welcomes visitors at the Level 2 Stalls entrance of the Aotea – Te Pokapū | Aotea Centre.

Tohi created this piece during a four-day Pacific Vision Conference held at the Aotea Centre in 1998. It represents Pacific Island people navigating the currents of the new millennium.

The anchor stone form is familiar to many Pacific cultures.

In this work, the hole at the top is where the rope that attaches the heart to the home country passes through.

The Polynesian triangle (of islands) sails the square of the ocean. The arrow points to the north-east, in the direction of central Polynesia. The arrangement also suggests Aotearoa New Zealand’s North and South Islands.

 

Artist: Sololemalama Filipe Tohi

Date of work: 1998

Medium: Stone

Donated by the People of the Pacific Islands, 1998 Pacific Vision Conference.