Airport Artwork On Sale To Support Special Families

A unique artwork created in the Wellington Airport
terminal is up for sale, raising funds to support families
who have children with special and extra
needs.

Em
Wafer

Artist and muralist Em Wafer
created the artwork as Wellington Airport’s artist in
residence this month. It is now for sale on Trade Me
with all funds raised going to the Āhuru Mōwai
Trust.

The theme for this piece is “unexpected
journeys and life-long learning; arrival in a different time
and space in the world with a new pace and
perspective.”

Paul and Mandy Latham created the
Āhuru Mōwai Trust in 2016 and say the support from Em is
humbling.

“The funds raised will support our work to
create safe spaces for families, where they can feel
supported and understood as they are,” says
Paul.

“This will help us create positive experiences
for the whole family, making their worlds bigger rather than
smaller.

“We’re also grateful to Wellington
Airport for supporting this project and helping raise the
profile of our work.”

This is the second year that
Wellington Airport has hosted Em as artist in residence.
Last year her artwork raised $5,000 for the Āhuru Mōwai
Trust.

The auction closes at 8pm on Wednesday 24
April.

About Em Wafer

Em is a full-time New
Zealand artist and muralist known for her surreal
microcosmic worlds. She exhibits locally and internationally
and has collectors worldwide.

Unique enough to strike
a chord with our own stories yet universal enough to leave
space for individual reflections, Em’s work addresses the
wordless subconscious.

Em is frequently inspired by
moments with her son James, who is on the autism spectrum
and brings beautifully unique perspective shifts through a
neurodivergent lens.

“The totally different way he
seems to see everything, his questions, his unusual order of
priorities – the way he is doesn’t always make it easy for
him to function in the world or for us to teach him. But
he’s awesome, and hilarious, and I admire his raw
honesty.

“The main message we want to bring across
is this: don’t look away, look closer and be curious.
There’s so much more going on inside every one of us than
what is obvious on the surface, but even more so for our
children and adults on the autism spectrum – things can be
the opposite of what they seem. Be curious, be open, and ask
– never assume.”

www.emwafer.com

www.instagram.com/emwafer

About
the Āhuru Mōwai Trust

Āhuru Mōwai Trust provides
safe spaces for families who have children with special and
extra needs. They advocate for and partner with local
businesses and community facilities to make spaces more
accessible and tailored to sensory needs.

Their vision
is to provide options for families to make their world
bigger, not smaller.

https://ahurumowaitrust.org.nz/

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