Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi | Master of the art of lalava (lashing) - Tongan Artist
Our part of the world revisited
It's a couple of weeks since I visited the seventh Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT7) in Brisbane. I'm not sure why I've delayed blogging about my visit. Laziness maybe? Or possibly the realisation that blogging now seems to be rather unfashionable and I'm no longer sure that what I'm writing about is interesting to others. But then, I've always seen my blog as a personal record as much as it is a communication with others. It's an aide memoire. I use it to remind me of…
The World's Best Photos of filipetohi
Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi - Fale Pasifika - University of Auckland - Artists Residency 2013
Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi: Aotea (White Cloud)
Aotea (White Cloud) combines multiple atmospheric, nautical and geographical associations. It reflects wave patterns, Auckland's volcanic hills, wind and fishing nets. Tohi describes it also as being 'a metaphor for many islands'.
APT7 at GOMA
Christina Waterson sees the 7th Asia Pacific Triennal of Contemporary Art at GOMA.