Under Pressure

No.26

“Under Pressure”

Mount Tarawera is a volcano on the North Island of New Zealand within the older but volcanically productive Ōkataina Caldera.
Located 24 kilometres southeast of Rotorua, it consists of a series of rhyolitic lava domes that were fissured down the middle by an explosive basaltic eruption in 1886.

While the 1886 eruption was basaltic, study has shown there was only a small basalt component to the previous recent rhyolitic predominant eruptions.

This eruption was one of New Zealand’s largest historical eruptions, and killed an estimated 120 people.
The fissures run for about 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast–southwest.

Such a beautiful place that I have had the pleasure of staying at a few times - something really special about this area. I could happily live here!

Acrylic and ink on a linen panel floated under glass in a shadow box frame

230 x 280 mm

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