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Of body and spirit - M04551
Limited edition print Small (150) edition release 2007 / original medium acrylic on canvas/ image size 39 x 19.5cm /media size 53 x 31cm / media : 310 Hahnemuhle archival German etching
Limited edition print Medium( 55) edition release 2007 / original medium acrylic on canvas/ image size 47.5 x 24cm /media size 55 x 30cm/ media : 310 Hahnemuhle archival German etching

Physically, we return to the earth, after being sustained by the earth in life. Spiritually after death we return to where we were before we were born. It is from this realm we receive the essence of who we are. After birth the umbilical cord pulsates as a final health boosting kai passes from mother to child, the last of the kai while mother is joined to child.
The spiritual essences pass as well from kaitiaki on the other side. Together they are the most important meal we would ever have in our lifetime.

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