Mark Kopua - Uruora

Digital Story made as part of the exhibition Nga Rama E Whitu : seven bright lights. On at the Tairawhiti Museum in Gisborne from June 6th 2008 until July 13th 2008.

Mark is a reknowned East Coast Ta Moko artist and former carver based in Tologa Bay.

This digital story was authored by Joanne Tito for Creative Tairawhiti Inc, Gisborne.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Mark
• Kopua
• Taa
• Moko

[pukka43]

kia ora mark{cussy}thank you for the great tamoko design you have done for me.i will send you photos once it done

[pukka43]

too much mark i have to get in touch to have my tamoko done by you

[pikiporo]

tena koe e te rangatira...beautifully narrated...you do te iwi maori proud naku noa darby tuhaka

[ColourMeFIji]

Amazing! this is awesome.. vinaka.

[mitsupitchu]

Kia ora. I'm the french girl you offered a ta moko by Muff's family way. I cant say enough thank you to tell you how i'm proud of it and how strong it is.

Thank you so much.

Merci Marc Kopua

[mitsupitchu]

Kia ora. I'm the french girl you offered a ta moko by Muff's family way.Its still be so strong. I cant say enough "thank you" for this pride.

Merci Marc Kopua.

[nguha313]

tena koe e t rangatira e mark, he mihi tenei ki a koe e t tohunga moko. he roa t wa kua korero thai taua, moko-ora. he pai o mohiotanga, he pai hoki to whakamaramatanga. tumeke. katahi ano au ka riro i toku moko kanohi. me te pai hoki a ta matua riki mahi. he tohunga hoki ia.

[kurupt69r]

i had the pleasure of watching mark

in tolaga, doing my uncles ta moko

and watching him carve my uncles

history and ancestry on his arm nd it was

unbelieveable just being in the presence of

him especially when he had a karakia before he started.

i felt a tingle dwn my spine when he done it

it was amazing when he finished not only the

ta moko but hw spiritual my uncle felt

it was a exciting experience, f ur reading this mark, im hamiora from kawerau nd u pulled the seig 2 me hahahaha

[Captaintikei]

Mark is definately one of the leading Taa Moko artists in Aotearoa. As he is from Aitanga a Hauiti like me I will be honoured to one day to have my Taa Moko from him.

He tohunga tā moko tūturu a ia! - A true Master!