
Inkjet print on polyester
2000mm x 4000mm

Inkjet print on polyester
2000mm x 4000mm

Inkjet print on polyester
2000mm x 4000mm

Inkjet print on polyester
2000mm x 4000mm

Inkjet print on polyester
2000mm x 4000mm

Inkjet print on polyester
2000mm x 4000mm

Inkjet print on polyester
2000mm x 4000mm

Inkjet print on polyester
2000mm x 4000mm

Installation View
Photo Credit
Andrew Kennedy

Installation View
Photo Credit
Andrew Kennedy

Installation View
Photo Credit
Andrew Kennedy

Installation View
Photo Credit
Andrew Kennedy
Destination Aroha, 2020
eight inkjet prints on polyester2000mm x 4000mm each
installation dimensions variable
commissioned by Te Tuhi in association with Auckland Arts Festival Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Makaurau & New Zealand Maritime Museum Hui Te Ananui a Tangaroa
Destination Aroha gives importance to the power of love. Aroha for a beloved, for whanau, for the community, humankind, our oceans, land, and sky. Pictured on Flatt's flags are homegrown, international, and universal symbols; their meanings also signify hope.
Through this kaupapa, Flatt champions aroha as Aotearoa's greatest cultural possession. He is also conveying the idea; we are more than the sum of our race, sexuality, gender, and heritage. Love is vital and helps us through controversies, changed realities, and times of uncertainty like COVID-19.
Destination Aroha was commissioned for the exhibition A Very Different World (AVDW) at Te Tuhi, Pakuranga. Four of the eight flags spell out the exhibit's title. In the New Zealand Maritime Museum context, signal flags can spell out a message to communicate to other ships. The message is Love is Love!