Friday, November 18, 2011

Sovereignty and mis-understanding

Detail of 'Te Tiriti O Waitangi'

working images on sovereignty

Te Tiriti O Waitangi continues to provoke and challenge my work and the way that as artists we engage in the presentation of its meaning.  The constant pull and push of how this gets worked out in art practice in Aotearoa is both superficial and intense.  What is our dialogue as artists?  How are we investigating identity collaborately or are we content to remain separate entities as we explore our identity?
I am challenged to keep listening and work together as artists, but how does this look?  More questions than answers arise in this journey.  Are there examples of beauty that convey the heart of this precious treaty?

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