The Gift - Het Cadeau - Te Koha by Sonja van Kerkhoff, 1992

Texts in the stills, Left to right: He kai kei a tatou ringaringa - We have food in our hands. Some small gift, begotten by love Ka pu te ruha ka hao te rangatahi - The old net lies in a heap while the new net goes fishing

10 min., music: Hugo Konigs, The Netherlands. Women's voices in Dutch, English and Maaori. text to come...

Texts in the stills, Left to right: We have to die multiple deaths to touch ourselves. Joining the mystery and the split up beliefs I crossed my feet and see the world as one because of its differences.

Texts in the stills, Left to right: Tukua mai he kapunga oneone ki a au hei tangi - Send me a handful of earth so that I may weep over it I have breathed within thee a breath of my own spirit, that thou mayest know me She worked magic and cast spells with her love

Texts in the stills, Left to right: And we repaint the photos with flowers from many wild gardens.

Shown at: 1992, Graduation exhibtion, Academy of Visual Arts, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

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