Ema Tavola

Regionalism

Regionalism by Ema Tavola

Artwork Detail

Ema Tavola’s Colour Me Fiji series reinterprets the traditional Fijian sulu as being articles of urban south Auckland streetwear that riff on the mixture of traditional visual symbols on-sourced in Fiji. Rather than taking an ironic touristical approach, she turns the familiar into the culturally affirming by locating their relevance within a community.

Title
Regionalism
Artist/creator
Ema Tavola
Production date
2009
Medium
textile assemblage
Dimensions
770 x 1930 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2018
Accession no
2018/32/5
Copyright
Copying restrictions apply
Department
New Zealand Art
Display status
Not on display

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