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Aotearoa Art Fair '24: Stand G23

Past exhibition
18 - 21 April 2024
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Benjamin Work, Discerning Fonua, 2024

Benjamin Work New Zealand | Tonga, b. 1979

Discerning Fonua, 2024
acrylic on canvas
23 5/8 x 15 3/4 in
60 x 40 cm

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Benjamin’s creative-led research continues to explore the intersection and connection of ancient and contemporary Tongan kupesi (metaphoric symbols), assembling a visual language as a vehicle for the transference of knowledge...
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Benjamin’s creative-led research continues to explore the intersection and connection of ancient and contemporary Tongan kupesi (metaphoric symbols), assembling a visual language as a vehicle for the transference of knowledge from one generation to another.


“I’m interested in the recording of historical events by embedding motif into our material culture such as Halley's comet which appeared over Tonga in 1910 and the Spitfire airplanes paid for by Queen Sālote and the people of Tonga during World War Two.”

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