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• Artist Statement

  I took these images from my homeland Tongatapu , which represents some part of my culture and where I grew up.The big bowl is called a “Kumete” . We used it when drinking kava and the little bowl on the side is a coconut cup made just for drinking kava.Kupesi is the design printed and drawn on the ngatu. Each kupesi has a meaning, a history and place of origin which tells the place of origin of the ngatu and its makers. Often the kupesi drawn into a piece of ngatu marks historical events and co-relates to Tongan cosmology, seasons and the environment.

• Creative Statement

  To it means creation and ideas something you create.