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January 05, 2025 12:00pm Overcast Noon (Museum)
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"The Breath of Pōhutu"

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The Breath of Pōhutu "Where geothermal earth and ancestral wairua rise as one." At the geothermal heart of Te Whakarewarewa, the Pōhutu Geyser erupts, sending a spiraling breath of steam skyward. The land beneath it pulses with swirling hues of mineral blue, ochre, and deep sulfuric orange—alive with geothermal heat, etched with the marks of time. Three Māori guardians stand before it, clad in korowai woven with tukutuku-like textures, their backs to the viewer in quiet reverence. The tallest grips a tokotoko (ceremonial staff), its spiral engravings echoing the energy of the land. Their postures are composed—they do not merely observe, but acknowledge the wairua of this place. Within the mist, the atua reveal themselves—ancestral spirits woven into the rising geyser, their elongated faces emerging from the swirling koru-like vapors. Their presence is both ethereal and deeply grounded, their features distinct, expressions steeped in ancestral wisdom. They are not merely an apparition but an extension of the whenua itself. Beyond the steam, Rotorua’s rolling hills take shape, softened by geothermal mist, with the faint shimmer of Lake Rotorua on the horizon. The silica terraces and steaming vents frame the scene, capturing the region’s distinct geothermal character. The diffused noon sky mirrors the shifting patterns of the geyser’s rising breath, a silent waiata woven through land, sky, and spirit. Rotorua, New Zealand, January 5, 2025, 12:00 PM Overcast Skies (Museum) 2025.01.05.WeatherVaults.SDA.Rotorua.NewZealand.M2.0026-M0019.0122-WV0033.LyraFlux
February 14, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Some places are just steaming #rotorua #geyser #pohutu #pohutugeyser #ocataina
October 23, 2024 at 3:51 PM