12 nAUTICAL MILES

Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki (WITT) | Te Kura Matatini o Taranaki, New Plymouth, New Zealand, 2024.

12 Nautical Miles is a work commissioned by the Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki (WITT) | Te Kura Matatini o Taranaki in consultation with the rainbow leadership team at WITT. The work forms part of the “Rainbow @ WITT” initiative, an initiative that helps to make WITT a safe, welcoming, and supportive place for rainbow communities. Novak states:

“The Taranaki region extends 12 nautical miles offshore, underwater. This submerged land echoes marginalised communities in Taranaki that are often hidden and silenced, yet they remain an important, integral, and valuable part of the region. 12 Nautical Miles acknowledges and celebrates these communities through 12 glass panes looking skyward toward infinite possibilities”.