Futa Helu / "The ocean of humanity is fed by the rivers of many cultures."

Scott Hamilton This photo, taken from Te Ara's website, shows Pat Hanly working in 1977 on Prelude to a Journey, a mural for Auckland's international airport. Shamefully the mural was removed in 1996 when the airport was redesigned. In 1975 Pat completed another set of huge paintings for the University of Auckland's medical school. Called The Seven Ages of Man, they still grace the school. I was thinking about Pat Hanly on the weekend because the bright winter sunlight pourin

Reviewed by Paul Janman Photo by Paul Janman RS: Paul Janman is a film maker, photographer, and writer. His Tongan Ark, which celebrates the work and thought of Futa Helu, has been called one of the greatest films to come out of Oceania. This essay draws on his pathbreaking work as a psychogeographer of Tāmaki Makaurau and Aotearoa. You walk from the nearby Onehunga Mall to Princes Street on a bright autumn afternoon and the gallery has gone black. Not painted black: built bl