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Peter Cook 2006 oil on linen 1350 x 200mm (Private Collection) |
When I went to Great Barrier Island in 2006, I found that nothing was as I expected. Soaring needles of rock were sticking up like vertebrae all along the skyline of Hirakimata, the backbone of the island | |
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Tiny Pitokuku stands like an ancient pyramid, with a single eye-like cave near the top. The core of an ancient volcano, the hill is known locally as Peter Cook. |
Peter Cuckoo, Te Ihumata, Hirakimata 2006 oil on linen 1350 x 200mm (Private Collection) |
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Pitokuku Island & Sugar Loaf 2006 oil on linen 1350 x 200mm (Private Collection) |
Pitokuku Island may or may not have been the subject of cruel target practise in the war years, from a cannon mounted on Pitokuku, the hill. Pitokuku Island is part of a group of three bush clad, broken rocks that huddle off Kaitoke Beach like a curious island family. |
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By contrast, Rakitu Island further up the coast is huge. Rakitu floats, hovering off the coast like a giant geological version of the cathedrals and villas of Venice. |
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Awana 2006 oil on linen 1000 x 600mm
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