𝙀 𝙆𝙪𝙧𝙖 𝙍𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙫𝙖 𝙣𝙤 𝙍𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙖 (𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙇𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙍𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙖) 𝗦𝘆𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗢𝗰𝘁 𝟴 - 𝟮𝟲 Bergman Gallery | Rarotonga Beachcomber Courtyard Taputapuatea Rarotonga, Cook Islands Sylvia Marsters returns to Rarotonga for her 100th career exhibition project with a new collection of paintings and prints. Sylvia writes, ‘Hibiscus, Gardenia and Frangipani hold a special place in my work, in my heart. They have drawn me (quite literally) to the distant shores of my ancestral home (Ipukarea), the Cook Islands. Early in my fine arts career, mentors Fatu Feu'u and Lois McIvor emphasised the importance of making a pilgrimage to the Pacific Islands. They realised even then, its significance. Despite growing up in suburban Auckland, or perhaps because I did, my fathers homeland remains an endless source of fascination. Part fact, part fiction - some memory, some fantasy. E Kura Reitumanava no Rarotonga is the title for this new exhibition. Its foundation is; Rei - a talisman necklace or 'ei used only on special occasions; Kura - sacred & special gift or message; Manava - from the heart; the spiritual/emotional centre of one's being; the breath of life. The small and intimate paintings in this exhibition are my love letters for Rarotonga.’