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‘sis: Pacific Art 1980–2023’
Aug 2023 - Sep 2024

Rosanna Raymond performs within ’sis: Pacific Art 1980–2023’, pictured here with works by Jaki-ed weavers, GOMA, August 2023 / Collection: QAGOMA / © The artists / Photograph: C Callistemon, QAGOMA

Sis, susa, tuofefine, tuahine, tuafafine, sister eo an, tita, kauaemua, sista — there are many different words for ‘sister’ in the Pacific region. The exhibition ‘sis’ investigates three decades of art-making from a sisterhood of artists from across Oceania. Important figures, often largely unknown outside their homelands are highlighted, alongside established artists, to create an expanded vision of the art of Oceania since the early 1990s. The exhibition includes textiles, ceramics, photography, moving image, sculpture, installation and performance.

‘sis: Pacific Art 1980-2023’ was realised with the support of Creative New Zealand.

 

‘sis’ is on display in GOMA’s Galleries 3.3 & 3.4 (Marica Sourris and James C. Sourris AM Galleries) until 8 September 2024. As this is a rotating exhibition, not all Collection works below will be on display simultaneously.
 

Feature image: Rosanna Raymond performs within ’sis: Pacific Art 1980–2023’, pictured here with works by Jaki-ed weavers, GOMA, August 2023 / Collection: QAGOMA / © The artists / Photograph: C Callistemon, QAGOMA

 

Collection artworks featured in ‘sis: Pacific Art 1980–2023’

Artwork A'Pua this artwork made of Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root), wild banana leaf, created in 2018-01-01

A'Pua 2018
Artwork Sasana this artwork made of Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root), wild banana leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Sasana 2018
Artwork Sinsu this artwork made of Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root), wild banana leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Sinsu 2018
Artwork Sinsu this artwork made of Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root), wild banana leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Sinsu 2018
Artwork Kakoto this artwork made of Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root), created in 2018-01-01

Kakoto 2018
Artwork Tulbus this artwork made of Pandanus leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Tulbus 2018
Artwork Tulbus this artwork made of Pandanus leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Tulbus 2018
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Bwana (Money mat) 2000
Artwork White Woman this artwork made of Gelatin silver collage on fibre-based paper, created in 1994-01-01

White Woman 1994, reprinted and constructed 2018
Artwork Ho'okahi Po'ohiwi (be of one shoulder) this artwork made of Gelatin silver collage on fibre-based paper, created in 2016-01-01

Ho'okahi Po'ohiwi (be of one shoulder) 2016, reprinted and constructed 2018
Artwork (Jaki-ed) this artwork made of Mat: woven pandanus fibre with natural dyes, created in 2017-01-01

(Jaki-ed) 2017
Artwork (Jaki-ed) this artwork made of Mat: woven pandanus fibre with natural dyes, created in 2017-01-01

(Jaki-ed) 2017
Artwork (Jaki-ed) this artwork made of Mat: woven pandanus fibre with natural dyes, created in 2017-01-01

(Jaki-ed) 2017
Artwork ‘Ōlena (Curcuma longa) (Turmeric) (from ‘Nā Waiho‘olu‘u Hawai‘i, The colors of Hawai‘i‘ series) this artwork made of Cotton with cotton thread on cotton with natural plant dye, created in 2005-01-01

‘Ōlena (Curcuma longa) (Turmeric) (from ‘Nā Waiho‘olu‘u Hawai‘i, The colors of Hawai‘i‘ series) 2005, reworked 2019
Artwork ‘Iliahi (Santalum ellipticum) (Sandalwood) (from ‘Nā Waiho‘olu‘u Hawai‘i, The colors of Hawai‘i‘ series) this artwork made of Cotton with cotton thread on cotton with natural plant dye, created in 2006-01-01

‘Iliahi (Santalum ellipticum) (Sandalwood) (from ‘Nā Waiho‘olu‘u Hawai‘i, The colors of Hawai‘i‘ series) 2006, reworked 2019
Artwork Au (sago pot) this artwork made of Earthenware, hand-thrown with applied decoration and natural pigments, created in 2011-01-01

Au (sago pot) 2011
Artwork Sereke Pua (clay pot) this artwork made of Earthenware, handbuilt, created in 2018-01-01

Sereke Pua (clay pot) 2018
Artwork Sereke Pua (clay pot) this artwork made of Earthenware, handbuilt, created in 2018-01-01

Sereke Pua (clay pot) 2018
Artwork Cooking pot with bat handles this artwork made of Hand-built earthenware with applied decoration and beeswax, created in 1997-01-01

Cooking pot with bat handles 1997
Artwork Water storage pot - woman's face this artwork made of Hand-thrown earthenware with incised decoration and beeswax, created in 2013-01-01

Water storage pot - woman's face 2013
Artwork Three-mouthed water storage pot (Manus) this artwork made of Hand-thrown earthenware with applied decoration and beeswax, created in 2016-01-01

Three-mouthed water storage pot (Manus) 2016
Artwork With good reason (from 'Hard Day's Night' series) this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint and house paint on dropcloth, created in 2021-01-01

With good reason (from 'Hard Day's Night' series) 2021
Artwork Hanai aakono (wear back and front) with Mihruina design this artwork made of Commercial beads, shells, natural fibre (tulip tree), nylon, created in 2018-01-01

Hanai aakono (wear back and front) with Mihruina design 2018
Artwork Huina’kolu’like this artwork made of Wauke (paper mulberry/ Broussonetia papyfera) fiber, kukui (candle nut), turmeric and green tea, created in 2021-01-01

Huina’kolu’like 2021
Artwork Saqa gusuirua water vessel 1 this artwork made of Earthenware, created in 2020-01-01

Saqa gusuirua water vessel 1 2020
Artwork Saqa water vessel 2 this artwork made of Earthenware, created in 2020-01-01

Saqa water vessel 2 2020
Artwork Saqa gusuitolu water vessel 2 this artwork made of Earthenware, created in 2021-01-01

Saqa gusuitolu water vessel 2 2021
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Na Kalaunu Me Na Kāhili (The crown with the kāhili) c.1980
Artwork Mathew in the blue corner, Buka (from 'Blood Generation' series) this artwork made of Digital print on Canson Infinity Platine Fibre Rag 310gsm paper, created in 2011-01-01

Mathew in the blue corner, Buka (from 'Blood Generation' series) 2011, printed 2014
Artwork Veronica working the gardens, Buka (from 'Blood Generation' series) this artwork made of Digital print on Canson Infinity Platine Fibre Rag 310gsm paper, created in 2011-01-01

Veronica working the gardens, Buka (from 'Blood Generation' series) 2011, printed 2014
Artwork Kanahā this artwork made of Gelatin silver photograph on fibre-based paper, created in 1998-01-01

Kanahā 1998, reprinted 2017
Artwork Ua ka ua, kahe ka wai this artwork made of Earth pigments on hand-beaten kapa (wauke - paper mulberry/Broussonetia papyfera)

Ua ka ua, kahe ka wai 2022
Artwork Dratabua water vessel this artwork made of Earthenware, created in 2021-01-01

Dratabua water vessel 2021
Artwork Muairua water vessel 5 this artwork made of Earthenware, created in 2021-01-01

Muairua water vessel 5 2021
Artwork Saqa ni wai water vessel 3 this artwork made of Earthenware, created in 2021-01-01

Saqa ni wai water vessel 3 2021
Artwork Saqa water vessel 6 this artwork made of Earthenware, created in 2021-01-01

Saqa water vessel 6 2021
Artwork Saqamoli water vessel 2 this artwork made of Earthenware, created in 2021-01-01

Saqamoli water vessel 2 2021
Artwork Dark Continent (performance documentation) this artwork made of Digital print on paper, created in 2018-01-01

Dark Continent (performance documentation) 2018
Artwork The Last Resort this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 16:9, 25:00 minutes, colour, sound, created in 2020-01-01

The Last Resort 2020
Artwork Draw-string kato this artwork made of Woven coconut husk fibres (pulu), shells (pueki) , created in 2015-01-01

Draw-string kato c.2020
Artwork Kato louakau mo e pulu (mosikaka basket) this artwork made of Woven pulu (coconut husk fibres) and lou’akau (pandanus), created in 2010-01-01

Kato louakau mo e pulu (mosikaka basket) c.2013
Artwork Flowers this artwork made of Teneriffe needlework: coconut fibre and wire, created in 2021-01-01

Flowers 2021
Artwork Flowers this artwork made of Teneriffe needlework: coconut fibre and wire, created in 2021-01-01

Flowers 2021
Artwork Tifaifai (Marquesan style) this artwork made of Commercial cotton cloth and thread in reverse appliqué technique, created in 2000-01-01

Tifaifai (Marquesan style) 2000
Artwork Reine de nuit tifaifai (Tahitian style) this artwork made of Commercial cotton cloth and thread in appliqué technique, created in 2000-01-01

Reine de nuit tifaifai (Tahitian style) 2000
Artwork Postcard from Pleasant Island III this artwork made of Colour linocut on paper, created in 1989-01-01

Postcard from Pleasant Island III 1989
Artwork Tarawa towards Makin: 11am (from 'Saying goodbye to Florence' series) this artwork made of Screenprint with hand-embroidery on paper, created in 1988-01-01

Tarawa towards Makin: 11am (from 'Saying goodbye to Florence' series) 1988
Artwork Tarawa towards Makin: 2pm (from 'Saying goodbye to Florence' series) this artwork made of Screenprint with hand-embroidery on paper, created in 1988-01-01

Tarawa towards Makin: 2pm (from 'Saying goodbye to Florence' series) 1988
Artwork Te Puke time to go: Dressing table (from 'Saying goodbye to Florence' series) this artwork made of Photo-etching with embossing on paper, created in 1988-01-01

Te Puke time to go: Dressing table (from 'Saying goodbye to Florence' series) 1988
Artwork Te Puke time to go: Medicine cabinet (from 'Saying goodbye to Florence' series) this artwork made of Photo-etching with embossing on paper, created in 1988-01-01

Te Puke time to go: Medicine cabinet (from 'Saying goodbye to Florence' series) 1988
Artwork L'a'u Pele Moana (My darling Moana) this artwork made of Single-channel video: 5:10 minutes, colour, sound, 16:9, looped, created in 2021-01-01

L'a'u Pele Moana (My darling Moana) 2021
Artwork Don blasting the ocean (from 'L'a'u Pele Moana (My darling Moana)' series) this artwork made of Archival pigment print on giclée paper, created in 2021-01-01

Don blasting the ocean (from 'L'a'u Pele Moana (My darling Moana)' series) 2021
Artwork Park bubble (from 'L'a'u Pele Moana (My darling Moana)' series) this artwork made of Eco inks on 100% natural silk, created in 2021-01-01

Park bubble (from 'L'a'u Pele Moana (My darling Moana)' series) 2021
Artwork Epifania this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 8:30 minutes, colour, sound, looped, 16:9, created in 2022-01-01

Epifania 2022
Artwork Sweet Kiwi, from the collection 'Whanganui Museum' this artwork made of Gelatin silver photograph, gold-toned on fibre-based archival paper, created in 2008-01-01

Sweet Kiwi, from the collection 'Whanganui Museum' 2008
Artwork Toru tekau ma rua, Inanga Heitiki North Island, Okains Bay Maori and Colonial Museum, Okains Bay, South Island, Aotearoa/New Zealand (from 'Te mate o te aroha/The pain of longing' series) (from 'Quai Branly' suite) this artwork made of Gelatin silver photograph, gold toned on Forte Hungarian fibre-based archival paper, created in 2002-01-01

Toru tekau ma rua, Inanga Heitiki North Island, Okains Bay Maori and Colonial Museum, Okains Bay, South Island, Aotearoa/New Zealand (from 'Te mate o te aroha/The pain of longing' series) (from 'Quai Branly' suite) 2002, printed 2006
Artwork Pocari sweat this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 4:46 minutes, colour, sound, looped, created in 2014-01-01

Pocari sweat 2014
Artwork Edging and seaming this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 12 minutes, looped, colour, sound, created in 2013-01-01

Edging and seaming 2013
Artwork Saleapaga Primary School After Tsunami Galu Afi, Saleapaga (from 'Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?' series) this artwork made of Type C photograph on Fuji Crystal Archive photographic paper mounted on aluminium Dibond, created in 2013-01-01

Saleapaga Primary School After Tsunami Galu Afi, Saleapaga (from 'Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?' series) 2013
Artwork German Monument, Mulinu'u (from 'Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?' series) this artwork made of Type C photograph on Fuji Crystal Archive photographic paper mounted on aluminium Dibond, created in 2013-01-01

German Monument, Mulinu'u (from 'Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?' series) 2013
Artwork Digital Marae this artwork made of Colour cibachrome photographs mounted on aluminium and DVD: 3:30 minutes, colour, sound, created in 2001-01-01

Digital Marae 2001
Artwork Dandy (from 'Digital Marae' series) this artwork made of Digital colour print on crystal flex paper on aluminium, created in 2007-01-01

Dandy (from 'Digital Marae' series) 2007
Artwork Maui (from 'Digital Marae' series) this artwork made of Digital colour print on crystal flex paper on aluminium, created in 2007-01-01

Maui (from 'Digital Marae' series) 2007
Artwork Cocoon this artwork made of Single-channel video: 12.42 minutes, colour, sound, looped, created in 2004-01-01

Cocoon 2004
Artwork Acti.VĀ.tion - Behind Closed Stores - Backhand Maiden (from ‘Acti.VĀ.tion for the measina and tāonga in the stores of the American Natural History Museum’ series) this artwork made of Digital print on metallic paper , created in 2017-01-01

Acti.VĀ.tion - Behind Closed Stores - Backhand Maiden (from ‘Acti.VĀ.tion for the measina and tāonga in the stores of the American Natural History Museum’ series) 2017, printed 2023
Artwork Portrait of a life-cast of Pitani, Solomon Islands (from 'Ahua: A beautiful hesitation' series) this artwork made of Archival pigment inks on Hahnemühle 308gsm photo rag paper Courtesy of the Musée de l'Homme (Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle), Paris, France, created in 2010-01-01

Portrait of a life-cast of Pitani, Solomon Islands (from 'Ahua: A beautiful hesitation' series) 2010
Artwork Portrait of a life-cast Orion, Papua New Guinea (from 'Ahua: A beautiful hesitation' series) this artwork made of Archival pigment inks on Hahnemühle 308gsm photo rag paper Courtesy of the Musée de l'Homme (Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle), Paris, France, created in 2010-01-01

Portrait of a life-cast Orion, Papua New Guinea (from 'Ahua: A beautiful hesitation' series) 2010
Artwork Ripper this artwork made of Single-channel SD video: 6:40 minutes, colour, sound, looped, 4:3, created in 2002-01-01

Ripper 2002
Artwork Skull video (from ‘Sometimes you make me nervous’) this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 7:30 minutes, colour, silent, looped, 16:9, created in 2015-01-01

Skull video (from ‘Sometimes you make me nervous’) 2015
Artwork Heels (from 'An Inventory of Gestures' series) this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 1:50 minutes, looped, colour, sound, created in 2014-01-01

Heels (from 'An Inventory of Gestures' series) 2014
Artwork Rua tekau ma tahi, Kohuwai Heitiki, Taranaki, Okains Bay Maori and Colonial Museum, Okains Bay, South Island, Aotearoa/New Zealand (from 'Te mate o te aroha/The pain of longing' series) this artwork made of Gelatin silver photograph, gold toned on Forte Hungarian fibre-based archival paper, created in 2002-01-01

Rua tekau ma tahi, Kohuwai Heitiki, Taranaki, Okains Bay Maori and Colonial Museum, Okains Bay, South Island, Aotearoa/New Zealand (from 'Te mate o te aroha/The pain of longing' series) 2002, printed 2005
Artwork A Maori dragon story this artwork made of Digital video transferred from 16mm film: 16:14 minutes, colour, stereo sound, 4:3 aspect ratio, created in 1995-01-01

A Maori dragon story 1995
Artwork Sasana this artwork made of Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root), wild banana leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Sasana 2018
Artwork Sinsu this artwork made of Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root), wild banana leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Sinsu 2018
Artwork Sinsu this artwork made of Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root), wild banana leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Sinsu 2018
Artwork Sinsu this artwork made of Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root), wild banana leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Sinsu 2018
Artwork Kakato this artwork made of Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root), wild banana leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Kakato 2018
Artwork Tulbus this artwork made of Pandanus leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Tulbus 2018
Artwork Tulbus this artwork made of Pandanus leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Tulbus 2018
Artwork Bwana (Money mat) this artwork made of Woven pandanus, created in 2000-01-01

Bwana (Money mat) 2000
Artwork Ka Huli Au (time of great upheaval) this artwork made of Gelatin silver collage on fibre-based paper, created in 1995-01-01

Ka Huli Au (time of great upheaval) 1995, reprinted and constructed 2018
Artwork Ho'okuleana (to give responsibility) this artwork made of Gelatin silver collage on fibre-based paper, created in 2016-01-01

Ho'okuleana (to give responsibility) 2016, reprinted and constructed 2018
Artwork (Jaki-ed) this artwork made of Mat: woven pandanus fibre with natural dyes, created in 2017-01-01

(Jaki-ed) 2017
Artwork (Jaki-ed) this artwork made of Mat: woven pandanus fibre with natural dyes, created in 2017-01-01

(Jaki-ed) 2017
Artwork (Jaki-ed) this artwork made of Mat: woven pandanus fibre with natural dyes, created in 2017-01-01

(Jaki-ed) 2017
Artwork Hau (Hibiscus tiliaceus) (Sea hibiscus) (from ‘Nā Waiho‘olu‘u Hawai‘i, The colors of Hawai‘i‘ series) this artwork made of Cotton with cotton thread on cotton with natural plant dye, created in 2006-01-01

Hau (Hibiscus tiliaceus) (Sea hibiscus) (from ‘Nā Waiho‘olu‘u Hawai‘i, The colors of Hawai‘i‘ series) 2006
Artwork Ma‘o (Gossypium tomentosum) (Hawaiian cotton) (from ‘Nā Waiho‘olu‘u Hawai‘i, The colors of Hawai‘i‘ series) this artwork made of Cotton with cotton thread on cotton with natural plant dye, created in 2006-01-01

Ma‘o (Gossypium tomentosum) (Hawaiian cotton) (from ‘Nā Waiho‘olu‘u Hawai‘i, The colors of Hawai‘i‘ series) 2006
Artwork Au (sago pot) this artwork made of Earthenware, hand-thrown with applied decoration and natural pigments, created in 2011-01-01

Au (sago pot) 2011
Artwork Sereke Pua (clay pot) this artwork made of Earthenware, handbuilt, created in 2018-01-01

Sereke Pua (clay pot) 2018
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Habitat: Konawiru 2016
Artwork Cooking pot this artwork made of Hand-thrown earthenware with incised decoration and beeswax, created in 1997-01-01

Cooking pot 1997
Artwork Circumcision ceremony drinking bowl this artwork made of Hand-thrown earthenware with incised decoration and beeswax, created in 2001-01-01

Circumcision ceremony drinking bowl 2001
Artwork Water storage pot - woman's face this artwork made of Hand-thrown earthenware with applied decoration and natural wax, created in 2009-01-01

Water storage pot - woman's face 2009
Artwork Two-mouthed water storage pot (Yayob Village, Madang) this artwork made of Hand-thrown earthenware with applied decoration and beeswax, created in 2016-01-01

Two-mouthed water storage pot (Yayob Village, Madang) 2016
Artwork Hanai aakono (wear back and front) with Mihruina design this artwork made of Shells, natural fibre (tulip tree), nylon, created in 2018-01-01

Hanai aakono (wear back and front) with Mihruina design 2018
Artwork Hanai aakono (wear back and front) with Mihruina design this artwork made of Commercial beads, shells, natural fibre (tulip tree), nylon, created in 2018-01-01

Hanai aakono (wear back and front) with Mihruina design 2018
Artwork Untitled (yellow with black designs) this artwork made of Wauke (paper mulberry, Broussonetia papyfera) fiber, kukui (candle nut), Olena (turmeric Curcumin), created in 2021-01-01

Untitled (yellow with black designs) 2021
Artwork Saqa gusuitolu water vessel 1 this artwork made of Earthenware, created in 2020-01-01

Saqa gusuitolu water vessel 1 2020
Artwork Muairua water vessel 2 this artwork made of Earthenware, created in 2021-01-01

Muairua water vessel 2 2021
Artwork Tagaurua water vessel 1 this artwork made of Earthenware, created in 2021-01-01

Tagaurua water vessel 1 2021
Artwork Beroana (shell money) II this artwork made of Porcelain, stoneware, earthenware, clear glaze, steel wire, created in 2016-01-01

Beroana (shell money) II 2016
Artwork Jedi and the Mona (from 'Blood Generation' series) this artwork made of Digital print on Canson Infinity Platine Fibre Rag 310gsm paper, created in 2009-01-01

Jedi and the Mona (from 'Blood Generation' series) 2009, printed 2015
Artwork Ko'ona this artwork made of Gelatin silver photograph on fibre-based paper, created in 1997-01-01

Ko'ona 1997, reprinted 2017
Artwork Kawaialoa this artwork made of Gelatin silver photograph on fibre-based paper, created in 1998-01-01

Kawaialoa 1998, reprinted 2017
Artwork Muairua water vessel 3 this artwork made of Earthenware, created in 2021-01-01

Muairua water vessel 3 2021
Artwork Muairua water vessel 6 this artwork made of Earthenware, created in 2021-01-01

Muairua water vessel 6 2021
Artwork Saqa water vessel 4 this artwork made of Earthenware, created in 2021-01-01

Saqa water vessel 4 2021
Artwork Saqa water vessel 7 this artwork made of Earthenware, created in 2021-01-01

Saqa water vessel 7 2021
Artwork Tagaurua water vessel 3 this artwork made of Earthenware, created in 2021-01-01

Tagaurua water vessel 3 2021
Artwork Dark Continent (performance documentation) this artwork made of Digital print on paper, created in 2018-01-01

Dark Continent (performance documentation) 2018
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

The Last Resort Sandals 2020
Artwork Jewellery kato this artwork made of Woven coconut husk fibres (pulu), created in 2015-01-01

Jewellery kato c.2020
Artwork Hungatonga Hungahaapai (Floating pumice mosikaka basket) this artwork made of Woven pulu (coconut husk fibres), created in 2022-01-01

Hungatonga Hungahaapai (Floating pumice mosikaka basket) 2022
Artwork Flowers this artwork made of Teneriffe needlework: coconut fibre and wire, created in 2021-01-01

Flowers 2021
Artwork Chalice this artwork made of Tivaevae ta'orei: Cotton cloth with cotton embroidery thread, created in 2019-01-01

Chalice 2019
Artwork Couronne du Roi (The King's crown) this artwork made of Tifaifai, quilt: commercial cotton cloth and thread in appliqué and embroidered technique, created in 2003-01-01

Couronne du Roi (The King's crown) 2003
Artwork Postcard from Pleasant Island I this artwork made of Colour linocut on paper, created in 1989-01-01

Postcard from Pleasant Island I 1989
Artwork Postcard from Pleasant Island IV this artwork made of Colour linocut on paper, created in 1989-01-01

Postcard from Pleasant Island IV 1989
Artwork Tarawa towards Makin: 12 noon (from 'Saying goodbye to Florence' series) this artwork made of Screenprint with hand-embroidery on paper, created in 1988-01-01

Tarawa towards Makin: 12 noon (from 'Saying goodbye to Florence' series) 1988
Artwork Tarawa towards Makin: 3pm (from 'Saying goodbye to Florence' series) this artwork made of Screenprint with hand-embroidery on paper, created in 1988-01-01

Tarawa towards Makin: 3pm (from 'Saying goodbye to Florence' series) 1988
Artwork Te Puke time to go: Dining table (from 'Saying goodbye to Florence' series) this artwork made of Photo-etching with embossing on paper, created in 1988-01-01

Te Puke time to go: Dining table (from 'Saying goodbye to Florence' series) 1988
Artwork Te Puke time to go: Clock (from 'Saying goodbye to Florence' series) this artwork made of Photo-etching with embossing on paper, created in 1988-01-01

Te Puke time to go: Clock (from 'Saying goodbye to Florence' series) 1988
Artwork 501 tattoo (from 'L'a'u Pele Moana (My darling Moana)' series) this artwork made of Eco inks on 100% natural silk, created in 2021-01-01

501 tattoo (from 'L'a'u Pele Moana (My darling Moana)' series) 2021
Artwork View from Matavai resort, Niue (from 'L'a'u Pele Moana (My darling Moana)' series) this artwork made of Eco inks on 100% natural silk, created in 2020-01-01

View from Matavai resort, Niue (from 'L'a'u Pele Moana (My darling Moana)' series) 2020
Artwork Best foot forward this artwork made of Single-channel HD video projection: 2:26 minutes, looped, colour, sound, created in 2011-01-01

Best foot forward 2011
Artwork Uncanny Tui/Kakahu, from the collection 'Whanganui Museum' this artwork made of Gelatin silver photograph, gold-toned on fibre-based archival paper, created in 2008-01-01

Uncanny Tui/Kakahu, from the collection 'Whanganui Museum' 2008
Artwork Maranga/Arise Tui, from the collection 'Whanganui Museum' this artwork made of Gelatin silver photograph, gold-toned on fibre-based archival paper, created in 2008-01-01

Maranga/Arise Tui, from the collection 'Whanganui Museum' 2008
Artwork Ngahuru ma waru, female Ngai Tahu Inanga Heitiki, Okains Bay Maori and Colonial Museum, Okains Bay, South Island, Aotearoa/New Zealand (from 'Te mate o te aroha/The pain of longing' series) this artwork made of Gelatin silver photograph, gold toned on Forte Hungarian fibre-based archival paper, created in 2002-01-01

Ngahuru ma waru, female Ngai Tahu Inanga Heitiki, Okains Bay Maori and Colonial Museum, Okains Bay, South Island, Aotearoa/New Zealand (from 'Te mate o te aroha/The pain of longing' series) 2002, printed 2006
Artwork Guard this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 5:45 minutes, colour, sound, looped, created in 2017-01-01

Guard 2017
Artwork Old Courthouse, Apia (from 'Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?' series) this artwork made of Type C photograph on Fuji Crystal Archive photographic paper mounted on aluminium Dibond, created in 2013-01-01

Old Courthouse, Apia (from 'Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?' series) 2013
Artwork Agelu I Tausi Catholic Church After Cyclone Evan, Mulivai Safata (from 'Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?' series) this artwork made of Type C photograph on Fuji Crystal Archive photographic paper mounted on aluminium Dibond, created in 2013-01-01

Agelu I Tausi Catholic Church After Cyclone Evan, Mulivai Safata (from 'Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?' series) 2013
Artwork Ranginui (from 'Digital Marae' series) this artwork made of Digital colour print on crystal flex paper on aluminium, created in 2007-01-01

Ranginui (from 'Digital Marae' series) 2007
Artwork Victor sitting (from 'Digital Marae' series) this artwork made of Digital colour print on crystal flex paper on aluminium, created in 2001-01-01

Victor sitting (from 'Digital Marae' series) 2001
Artwork Constantly Changing this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 18:20 minutes, colour, sound, 16:9, looped, created in 2018-01-01

Constantly Changing 2018
Artwork The Peel this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 5:08 minutes, colour, sound, looped, 4:3, created in 2004-01-01

The Peel 2004
Artwork Acti.VĀ.tion - Behind Closed Stores - Backhand Maiden (from ‘Acti.VĀ.tion for the measina and tāonga in the stores of the American Natural History Museum’ series) this artwork made of Digital print on metallic paper, created in 2017-01-01

Acti.VĀ.tion - Behind Closed Stores - Backhand Maiden (from ‘Acti.VĀ.tion for the measina and tāonga in the stores of the American Natural History Museum’ series) 2017, printed 2023
Artwork Acti.VĀ.tion - Behind Closed Stores - Backhand Maiden (from ‘Acti.VĀ.tion for the measina and tāonga in the stores of the American Natural History Museum’ series) this artwork made of Digital print on metallic paper , created in 2017-01-01

Acti.VĀ.tion - Behind Closed Stores - Backhand Maiden (from ‘Acti.VĀ.tion for the measina and tāonga in the stores of the American Natural History Museum’ series) 2017, printed 2023
Artwork Portrait of a life-cast of Matua Tawai, Aotearoa/New Zealand (from 'Ahua: A beautiful hesitation' series) this artwork made of Archival pigment inks on Hahnemühle 308gsm photo rag paper Courtesy of the Musée de l'Homme (Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle), Paris, France, created in 2010-01-01

Portrait of a life-cast of Matua Tawai, Aotearoa/New Zealand (from 'Ahua: A beautiful hesitation' series) 2010
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Untitled 1995
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

Untitled 1995
Artwork Rollergirl this artwork made of Single-channel SD video: 2:48 minutes, colour, sound, looped, created in 2004-01-01

Rollergirl 2004
Artwork Veibuni this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 4:44 minutes, colour, sound, 16:9, looped, created in 2018-01-01

Veibuni 2018
Artwork Walking the wall (from 'An Inventory of Gestures' series) this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 13 minutes, looped, colour, sound, created in 2014-01-01

Walking the wall (from 'An Inventory of Gestures' series) 2014
Artwork Wha tekau ma tahi Auhunga Heitiki, Okains Bay Maori and Colonial Museum, Okains Bay, South Island, Aotearoa/New Zealand Heitiki made by a Parihaka ploughman imprisoned in Dunedin (from 'Te mate o te aroha/The pain of longing' series) (from 'Quai Branly' this artwork made of Gelatin silver photograph, gold toned on Forte Hungarian fibre-based archival paper, created in 2002-01-01

Wha tekau ma tahi Auhunga Heitiki, Okains Bay Maori and Colonial Museum, Okains Bay, South Island, Aotearoa/New Zealand Heitiki made by a Parihaka ploughman imprisoned in Dunedin (from 'Te mate o te aroha/The pain of longing' series) (from 'Quai Branly' 2002, printed 2006
Artwork hyper girls this artwork made of Videotape: 3 minutes, colour, stereo, created in 1998-01-01

hyper girls 1998
Artwork Sasana this artwork made of Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root), wild banana leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Sasana 2018
Artwork Sasana this artwork made of Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root), wild banana leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Sasana 2018
Artwork Sinsu this artwork made of Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root), wild banana leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Sinsu 2018
Artwork Sinsu this artwork made of Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root), wild banana leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Sinsu 2018
Artwork Sinsu this artwork made of Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root) and wild banana leaf, created in 2017-01-01

Sinsu 2017
Artwork Kakoto this artwork made of Pandanus, natural dyes (noni root), wild banana leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Kakoto 2018
Artwork Tulbus this artwork made of Pandanus leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Tulbus 2018
Artwork Tulbus this artwork made of Pandanus leaf, created in 2018-01-01

Tulbus 2018
Artwork Noa (to be free from Kapu) this artwork made of Gelatin silver collage on fibre-based paper, created in 1995-01-01

Noa (to be free from Kapu) 1995, reprinted and constructed 2018
Artwork Lele Wale (to leap for no reason) this artwork made of Gelatin silver collage on fibre-based paper, created in 2016-01-01

Lele Wale (to leap for no reason) 2016, reprinted and constructed 2018
Artwork (Jaki-ed) this artwork made of Mat: woven pandanus fibre with natural dyes, created in 2017-01-01

(Jaki-ed) 2017
Artwork (Jaki-ed) this artwork made of Mat: woven pandanus fibre with natural dyes, created in 2017-01-01

(Jaki-ed) 2017
Artwork Noni (Morinda citrifolia) (Indian mulberry) (from ‘Nā Waiho‘olu‘u Hawai‘i, The colors of Hawai‘i‘ series) this artwork made of Cotton with cotton thread on cotton with natural plant dye, created in 2005-01-01

Noni (Morinda citrifolia) (Indian mulberry) (from ‘Nā Waiho‘olu‘u Hawai‘i, The colors of Hawai‘i‘ series) 2005
Artwork Kalo (Colocasia esculenta) (Taro) (from ‘Nā Waiho‘olu‘u Hawai‘i, The colors of Hawai‘i‘ series) this artwork made of Cotton with cotton thread on cotton with natural plant dye, created in 2006-01-01

Kalo (Colocasia esculenta) (Taro) (from ‘Nā Waiho‘olu‘u Hawai‘i, The colors of Hawai‘i‘ series) 2006, reworked 2019
Artwork ‘Uki‘uki (Dianella sandwicensis) (Hawaiian lily) (from ‘Nā Waiho‘olu‘u Hawai‘i, The colors of Hawai‘i‘ series) this artwork made of Cotton with cotton thread on cotton with natural plant dye, created in 2006-01-01

‘Uki‘uki (Dianella sandwicensis) (Hawaiian lily) (from ‘Nā Waiho‘olu‘u Hawai‘i, The colors of Hawai‘i‘ series) 2006
Artwork Sekeke Pua (clay pot) this artwork made of Earthenware, handbuilt, created in 2018-01-01

Sekeke Pua (clay pot) 2018
Artwork Sereke Pua (clay pot) this artwork made of Earthenware, handbuilt, created in 2018-01-01

Sereke Pua (clay pot) 2018
Artwork Cooking pot this artwork made of Hand-thrown earthenware with applied decoration and beeswax, created in 2015-01-01

Cooking pot 2015
Artwork Cooking pot with bat handles this artwork made of Hand-thrown earthenware with applied decoration and beeswax, created in 2015-01-01

Cooking pot with bat handles 2015
Artwork Water storage pot - man's face this artwork made of Hand-thrown earthenware with incised decoration and beeswax, created in 2013-01-01

Water storage pot - man's face 2013
Artwork Under the boot (from 'Hard Day's Night' series) this artwork made of Synthetic polymer paint and house paint on dropcloth, created in 2021-01-01

Under the boot (from 'Hard Day's Night' series) 2021
Artwork Eorak for Section 177 this artwork made of Single-channel video: 1:49 minutes, colour, sound, 16:9, looped; coral, woven coconut leaf, created in 2021-01-01

Eorak for Section 177 2021
Artwork Hanai aakono (wear back and front) with Mihruina design this artwork made of Commercial beads, shells, natural fibre (tulip tree), nylon, created in 2018-01-01

Hanai aakono (wear back and front) with Mihruina design 2018
Artwork Mahina Poepoe this artwork made of Wauke (paper mulberry, Broussonetia papyfera) fiber, kukui (candle nut), created in 2016-01-01

Mahina Poepoe 2016
Artwork Muairua water vessel 1 this artwork made of Earthenware, created in 2020-01-01

Muairua water vessel 1 2020
Artwork Saqa water vessel 1 this artwork made of Earthenware, created in 2020-01-01

Saqa water vessel 1 2020
Artwork Saqa gusuirua water vessel 2 this artwork made of Earthenware, created in 2021-01-01

Saqa gusuirua water vessel 2 2021
Artwork Tagaurua water vessel 2 this artwork made of Earthenware, created in 2021-01-01

Tagaurua water vessel 2 2021
Artwork Russel and the Panguna Mine (from 'Blood Generation' series) this artwork made of Digital print on Canson Infinity Platine Fibre Rag 310gsm paper, created in 2009-01-01

Russel and the Panguna Mine (from 'Blood Generation' series) 2009, printed 2014
Artwork Kihaapi'ilani this artwork made of Gelatin silver photograph on fibre-based paper, created in 1997-01-01

Kihaapi'ilani 1997, reprinted 2017
Artwork Pu'u a Māui this artwork made of Gelatin silver photograph on fibre-based paper, created in 1998-01-01

Pu'u a Māui 1998, reprinted 2017
Artwork Muairua water vessel 4 this artwork made of Earthenware, created in 2021-01-01

Muairua water vessel 4 2021
Artwork Saqa ni wai water vessel 1 this artwork made of Earthenware, created in 2021-01-01

Saqa ni wai water vessel 1 2021
Artwork Saqa water vessel 5 this artwork made of Earthenware, created in 2021-01-01

Saqa water vessel 5 2021
Artwork Saqamoli water vessel 1 this artwork made of Earthenware, created in 2021-01-01

Saqamoli water vessel 1 2021
Artwork Dark Continent (performance documentation) this artwork made of Digital print on paper, created in 2018-01-01

Dark Continent (performance documentation) 2018
Artwork Dark Continent (performance documentation) this artwork made of Digital print on paper, created in 2018-01-01

Dark Continent (performance documentation) 2018
Artwork has not been digitised or not available due to pending copyright clearence, thus not currently available online

The Last Resort Ike Replicas (Ngatu mallets) 2020
Artwork The Last Resort Robes this artwork made of Cotton jersey fabric with embroidery, created in 2020-01-01

The Last Resort Robes 2020
Artwork Fan this artwork made of Woven coconut husk fibres (pulu), created in 2015-01-01

Fan c.2020
Artwork Kato louakau mo e pulu (mosikaka basket) this artwork made of Woven pulu (coconut husk fibres) and lou’akau (pandanus), created in 2023-01-01

Kato louakau mo e pulu (mosikaka basket) 2023
Artwork Flowers this artwork made of Teneriffe needlework: coconut fibre and wire, created in 2021-01-01

Flowers 2021
Artwork Tairiiri (fan) this artwork made of Tivaevae, Manu style quilt: commercial cotton cloth and thread in appliqué technique, created in 2005-01-01

Tairiiri (fan) 2005-06
Artwork Orchid this artwork made of Tivaevae: manu style quilt, commercial cotton cloth and thread in appliqué technique, created in 2020-01-01

Orchid 2020
Artwork New Angel I-III this artwork made of Woven pandanus, commercial and traditional dyes, created in 1998-01-01

New Angel I-III 1998
Artwork Postcard from Pleasant Island II this artwork made of Colour linocut on paper, created in 1989-01-01

Postcard from Pleasant Island II 1989
Artwork Tarawa towards Makin: 10am (from 'Saying goodbye to Florence' series) this artwork made of Screenprint with hand-embroidery on paper, created in 1988-01-01

Tarawa towards Makin: 10am (from 'Saying goodbye to Florence' series) 1988
Artwork Tarawa towards Makin: 1pm (from 'Saying goodbye to Florence' series) this artwork made of Screenprint with hand-embroidery on paper, created in 1988-01-01

Tarawa towards Makin: 1pm (from 'Saying goodbye to Florence' series) 1988
Artwork Teitei vou (A new garden) this artwork made of Natural dyes on barkcloth, woven pandanus, commercial wool, woven barkcloth, sari fabric mats, created in 2009-01-01

Teitei vou (A new garden) 2009
Artwork Te Puke time to go: Looking glass (from 'Saying goodbye to Florence' series) this artwork made of Photo-etching with embossing on paper, created in 1988-01-01

Te Puke time to go: Looking glass (from 'Saying goodbye to Florence' series) 1988
Artwork Te Puke time to go: Tallboy (from 'Saying goodbye to Florence' series) this artwork made of Photo-etching with embossing on paper, created in 1988-01-01

Te Puke time to go: Tallboy (from 'Saying goodbye to Florence' series) 1988
Artwork The Quarry (from 'L'a'u Pele Moana (My darling Moana)' series) this artwork made of Archival pigment print on giclée paper, created in 2020-01-01

The Quarry (from 'L'a'u Pele Moana (My darling Moana)' series) 2020
Artwork ʻAuʻa this artwork made of Digital prints on aluminium, with sound, created in 2019-01-01

ʻAuʻa 2019
Artwork Wiriwiri/Tremble, from the collection 'Whanganui Museum' this artwork made of Gelatin silver photograph, gold-toned on fibre-based archival paper, created in 2008-01-01

Wiriwiri/Tremble, from the collection 'Whanganui Museum' 2008
Artwork Cinco this artwork made of Building paper, created in 2002-01-01

Cinco 2002
Artwork Kalibobo this artwork made of Bilum-wear: hand-twisted and looped polyester wool mix fibre with commercial dyes, created in 2010-01-01

Kalibobo 2010
Artwork Super Super this artwork made of Single-channel video: 2.46 minutes, colour, sound, looped, created in 2003-01-01

Super Super 2003
Artwork Bitter sweet this artwork made of Unrefined sugar and epoxy resin, created in 2015-01-01

Bitter sweet 2015
Artwork Mau Headquarters, Vaimoso (from 'Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?' series) this artwork made of Type C photograph on Fuji Crystal Archive photographic paper mounted on aluminium Dibond, created in 2013-01-01

Mau Headquarters, Vaimoso (from 'Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?' series) 2013
Artwork Burebasaga Marama’s this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 3:45 minutes, colour, sound, 16:9, looped, created in 2017-01-01

Burebasaga Marama’s 2017
Artwork Urban warrior (from 'Digital Marae' series) this artwork made of Digital colour print on crystal flex paper on aluminium, created in 2007-01-01

Urban warrior (from 'Digital Marae' series) 2007
Artwork Diva (from 'Digital Marae' series) this artwork made of Digital colour print on crystal flex paper on aluminium, created in 2007-01-01

Diva (from 'Digital Marae' series) 2007
Artwork Siva in Motion this artwork made of Single-channel HD video: 8:14 minutes, looped, colour, silent, created in 2012-01-01

Siva in Motion 2012
Artwork Acti.VĀ.tion - An appointment with Margret Mead - Backhand Maiden (from ‘Acti.VĀ.tion for the measina and tāonga in the stores of the American Natural History Museum’ series) this artwork made of Digital print on Fuji chrome paper on di-bond, created in 2017-01-01

Acti.VĀ.tion - An appointment with Margret Mead - Backhand Maiden (from ‘Acti.VĀ.tion for the measina and tāonga in the stores of the American Natural History Museum’ series) 2017, printed 2023
Artwork Portrait of a life-cast of Tou Taloa, Samoa (from 'Ahua: A beautiful hesitation' series) this artwork made of Archival pigment inks on Hahnemühle 308gsm photo rag paper Courtesy of the Musée de l'Homme (Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle), Paris, France, created in 2010-01-01

Portrait of a life-cast of Tou Taloa, Samoa (from 'Ahua: A beautiful hesitation' series) 2010
Artwork Portrait of a life-cast of Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont d'Urville (from 'Ahua: A beautiful hesitation' series) this artwork made of Archival pigment inks on Hahnemühle 308gsm photo rag paper Courtesy of the Musée Flaubert d'Histoire de la Medecine, Rouen, France, created in 2010-01-01

Portrait of a life-cast of Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont d'Urville (from 'Ahua: A beautiful hesitation' series) 2010
Artwork I get so emotional (karaoke version) this artwork made of Single-channel SD video: 4:30 minutes, colour, sound, looped, 4:3, created in 2006-01-01

I get so emotional (karaoke version) 2006
Artwork Person peel this artwork made of Single-channel SD video: 2:05 minutes, colour, silent, looped, 4:3, created in 2002-01-01

Person peel 2002
Artwork Mountain design and Katim pig this artwork made of Bilum-wear: hand-twisted and looped natural fibres with natural vegetable dyes, created in 2011-01-01

Mountain design and Katim pig 2011
Artwork After Cyclone Evan, Lelata (from 'Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?' series) this artwork made of Type C photograph on Fuji Crystal Archive photographic paper mounted on aluminium Dibond, created in 2013-01-01

After Cyclone Evan, Lelata (from 'Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?' series) 2013

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