Ashleigh Taupaki lives and works in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. In her practice, Taupaki explores Māori connections to place through concepts of Indigenous narrative and non-human agency. Working with hard materials, she creates sculptures that manifest ideas of kaitiakitanga (stewardship) and collaboration with natural resources. Taupaki depicts places that are significant to her own ancestral origins in Hauraki, Aotearoa New Zealand, and strives to revitalise the stories and knowledge of her people and lands.