Ua taofia le ai tagata o Malieto - How Malietoa renounced cannibalism, from the series Vavau - Tales from the Ancient Samoa

Ua taofia le ai tagata o Malieto - How Malietoa renounced cannibalism, from the series Vavau - Tales from the Ancient Samoa

Artist
KIHARA, Shigeyuki
Date
2004
Description
Pacific
Title
Ua taofia le ai tagata o Malieto - How Malietoa renounced cannibalism, from the series Vavau - Tales from the Ancient Samoa
Format
digital type C print
Dimension
590 x 375mm

The Artist

Kihara (b.1975, Samoa) is of Samoan and Japanese descent, and moved to New Zealand in 1991 to study fashion design at Wellington Polytech (now Massey University). Her work has been exhibited widely overseas, including a solo exhibition at MOMA. She has won multiple prizes including the Creative New Zealand Emerging Pacific Artist Award and the Wallace Paramount Award. Kihara identifies as fa’afafine and her creative practice explores gender identity, authenticity and colonialism.

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