Digital Kaitiaki
Your NAME and Form Class
Task One
Pick TWO of the following images below to draw in pencil as closely as you can.
Insert photos of your finished drawings on Slide 3
Insert your two finished drawings here
The Māori world view
The Māori world view is largely influenced by the Māori creation story. Creation stories shape people’s understanding of the world. The Māori creation story has a strong element of respect and awe for the natural world.�
Use the Maori terminology to translate the flow chart
Te ata, Te Po, Te Kore
The Nothingness => The Night => The Dawn
____________________=>______________________=>______________________
Draw lines to match the ideas, stories and places.
The Big Bang
Creation of the breathable atmosphere
The Southern Alps
Mt Cook
The North Island
The South Island
Auckland
The ancient homeland of Maori
Tane Mahuta pushing his parents apart
Tamaki Makaurau
Te Ata – The dawn
Aoraki’s stranded waka
Te Ika a Maui- The fish of Maui
Aoraki and his brothers
Hawaiki
Aoraki
Māori Family tree of Atua’s (Gods) & Kaitiaki (Guardians)
Research and write a brief biography of an Atua/Kaitiaki of your choice.
Task Two
TOTEM POLES - The Pacific North West (Alaska and British Columbia)
Thunderbird Totem Pole
Sewards Totem Pole (shame pole)
Kirtimukha - South Asian
Green man (pagan) - Rosslyn Chapel Scotland
European Sculpture
West Africa
VODUN - Benin Bocio sculptures (Fon Peoples)
Meso America (Guatamala)
ECCENTRIC FLINT - maya civilisation
Kaitiakitanga.
What is Kaitiakitanga?
What is a Kaitiaki?
Which natural environments are most in need of protection/care, in your opinion?
Draw some symbols that relate to the environment you think needs protection/care.
Task Three
Use the Te Wāhi Generator to create a starting point for what your kaitiaki might look like.
Your prompt needs to start with “mdjrny-v4 style highly detailed…”, and include as many details and descriptors as you can
e.g. “mdjrny-v4 style highly detailed, bird-like guardian made of old car parts”
Insert your favourite generation here, and then create 3x drawings that show this creature in greater detail
3x drawings based on generation
Use ZBrush and insert 3 screenshots taken throughout your modelling process to this slide
Images of your final completed KAITIAKI model