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Fresh Gallery Ōtara - Vasemaca Tavola - To Live + Die in South Auckland - 04/05/2024
"...Fresh Gallery Ōtara's founding curator, Vasemaca (FKA Ema) Tavola explores the ways
South Auckland has shaped her life since moving here from Fiji aged 19..."
"... To Live + Die in South Auckland is part solo show, part homage to Fresh Gallery Ōtara
and the people, stories and thinking that formed its foundation"
- reproduced from the Gallery room sheet.
Lanuola Aniseko - To Live + Die in South Auckland, 2024 - hand written
Lanuola Mereia Aniseko, 2023 - acrylic on canvas, ric-rac trim
Originally constructed by Lissy Cole (2018) adapted by Vasemaca Tavola (2024) -
T-shirt Portrait - patchwork T-shirts, poly cotton, synthetic wadding, found objects
Echo, 2024 - digital collage, printed on synthetic fleece
Lanuola's Quilt, 2024 - assorted fabrics, sythetic wadding, calico, mother of pearl shell buttons
Grounded, Flux + Faith, 2022 - digital collage, printed on synthetic fleece
Grounded, Flux + Faith, 2022 - digital collage, printed on synthetic fleece (detail)
Grounded, Flux + Faith, 2022 - digital collage, printed on synthetic fleece (detail)
Grounded, Flux + Faith, 2022 - digital collage, printed on synthetic fleece (detail)
Seeing yourself, 2024 - assemblage of mirrors
ŌTARA TV, 2004 - produced by Amy Plant in collabration with the Ōtara Community
Southside Calling, 2024 - textile assemblage, found objects, vinyl decals
Southside Calling, 2024 - textile assemblage, found objects, vinyl decals (detail)
Czarina Wilson in collabration with Vasemaca Tavola - EFESO 274, 2024 -
Monomono pani: synthetic satin, synthetic fill, poplin, cotton
Czarina Wilson in collabration with Vasemaca Tavola - EFESO 274, 2024 -
Monomono pani: synthetic satin, synthetic fill, poplin, cotton (detail)
Natavasara, 2006 - digital photograph, found objects and cord
Curator Tautoko Nigel Borell