Michel Tuffery

Povi 2001

Povi 2001 by Michel Tuffery

Artwork Detail

Povi, cow or bull in the Samoan language, is intricately made from unused ‘Ox & Palm’ corned beef tins, at once the container and the contained. Tinned corned beef is an introduced and imported dietary staple of Pacific communities, often to the detriment of their population’s health. While there is usually an element of humour in Tuffery’s work this is undercut by the cultural and environmental concerns that are central to his practice. (Recent Contemporary Acquisitions, 2002)

Title
Povi 2001
Artist/creator
Michel Tuffery
Production date
2000
Medium
aluminium, plywood, tin, rivets, wheels, lights and polyurethane
Dimensions
1500 x 2000 x 800 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, commissioned 2000
Accession no
2000/27
Copyright
Copying restrictions apply
Department
New Zealand Art
Display status
Not on display

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