The thin veneer : 01110100 01101000 01100101 00100000 01110100 01101000 0110100101101110 00100000 01110110 01100101 01101 110 01100101 011001010111001 00001010 : an exegesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand