Rebecca Swan
Ema
Artwork Detail
On page 42 of Assume Nothing, Ema states; ‘I identify as Takataapui, which is a word that encompasses all expression of gender and sexuality within queer culture. As I switch I express both male and female aspects of myself and they are not actually separate. They are an integrated expression of who I am.
When my Ta moko was being tattooed, it was part of a deep spiritual awakening. It’s a design that I began to draw when I was nine years old. It symbolises my Whakapapa (genealogy) and my life journey. I had a knowing as a child that one day I would wear this form of Te Moko.’
- Title
- Ema
- Artist/creator
- Production date
- 2001
- Medium
- silver gelatin selenium toned
- Dimensions
- 508 x 610 mm
- Credit line
- Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 2019
- Accession no
- 2019/6/18
- Copyright
- Copying restrictions apply
- Department
- New Zealand Art
- Display status
- Not on display
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