Mike O’Donnell – Featured Artist Issue 46
October 2, 2026
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We are at a distillation, or still point – the most powerful moment of change in human evolution.
We are at a distillation, or still point – the most powerful moment of change in human evolution.
Homesickness is generally defined as ‘a feeling of longing for one’s home during a period of absence from it’.
It was 4:30am when I passed through security at Belgrade airport. I hadn’t slept yet, so I lay across a row of empty chairs and closed my eyes.
My connection with the Coromandel is deeply personal. It was one of the first places where I began building my life in Aotearoa.
My first creative memories go back to when I must have been around four years old.
We are at a distillation, or still point – the most powerful moment of change in human evolution.
Homesickness is generally defined as ‘a feeling of longing for one’s home during a period of absence from it’.
It was 4:30am when I passed through security at Belgrade airport. I hadn’t slept yet, so I lay across a row of empty chairs and closed my eyes.
My connection with the Coromandel is deeply personal. It was one of the first places where I began building my life in Aotearoa.
My first creative memories go back to when I must have been around four years old.
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