Raymond Sagapolutele New Zealand | Samoa, b. 1971
Lanu Viole, 2024
Metallic print / dibond aluminium
11 3/4 x 11 3/4 in
30 x 30 cm
30 x 30 cm
Edition of 3 plus 2 artist's proofs
Fa'afoliga / Artificial series (2024) “E sui faiga ae tumau faavae”. Though the approaches may change, the foundations remain the same, a Samoan proverb. Framed around identity and looking at...
Fa'afoliga / Artificial series (2024)
“E sui faiga ae tumau faavae”. Though the approaches may change, the foundations remain the same, a Samoan proverb.
Framed around identity and looking at the ideas of existing in the diaspora, this series questions durability and form. Nothing lasts forever except maybe these plastic flowers, which have an artificial permanence that is almost as pretty as the real thing.
Almost.
“E sui faiga ae tumau faavae”. Though the approaches may change, the foundations remain the same, a Samoan proverb.
Framed around identity and looking at the ideas of existing in the diaspora, this series questions durability and form. Nothing lasts forever except maybe these plastic flowers, which have an artificial permanence that is almost as pretty as the real thing.
Almost.