'The tears of Hine Hukatere'
![Franz Josef Glacier from the valley floor in 2012'The tears of Hine Hukatere'“According to oral tradition, Hine Hukatere loved climbing in the mountains and persuaded her lover Tuawe to climb with her. Tuawe was a less experienced climber than Hine Hukatere but loved to accompany her, until an avalanche swept him from the peaks to his death. Hine Hukatere was broken-hearted and her many, many tears flowed down the mountain. Rangi the Sky Father took pity on her and froze them to form the glacier” [Killick, David (30 August 2018). "The frozen tears of New Zealand's melting glaciers". Deutsche Welle]Hine Hukatere’s story acts as the underlying theme for my upcoming exhibition of work. The exhibition presents a selection of personal images that canvass the beauty, texture, and tension of love, life, and death.Abe](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5358d65de4b0f7c14f4b5a95/1623662460328-P6GJFJC617VULDIXF4H9/20121023-DSC_9555-2.jpg)
Franz Josef Glacier from the valley floor in 2012
'The tears of Hine Hukatere'
“According to oral tradition, Hine Hukatere loved climbing in the mountains and persuaded her lover Tuawe to climb with her. Tuawe was a less experienced climber than Hine Hukatere but loved to accompany her, until an avalanche swept him from the peaks to his death. Hine Hukatere was broken-hearted and her many, many tears flowed down the mountain. Rangi the Sky Father took pity on her and froze them to form the glacier” [Killick, David (30 August 2018). "The frozen tears of New Zealand's melting glaciers". Deutsche Welle]
Hine Hukatere’s story acts as the underlying theme for my upcoming exhibition of work. The exhibition presents a selection of personal images that canvass the beauty, texture, and tension of love, life, and death.
Abe