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Te Kahureremoa / Brooklyn / 2019. When you meet yourself anew, it’s magic of the highest order. Such an honour and a privilege to be present for this transformation. ❤️ @tekahureremoa Moko by @ngaarahuink iPhone outtakes #mokokauae #reclai
Te Kahureremoa / Brooklyn / 2019. iPhone outtakes ❤️ on the cusp of transformation shape shifting / reclamation/ evolution / revealed ♾♾♾ #shotoniphone #iphonography
Kauri . A rerun / throwback . #iphoneonly #somewheremagazine #squarepic #motherhoodphotography #everydaydocumentary #ootp #outofthephone #nirvana #photocinematica #pellicolamag
Triptych work from Mana Wahine at Ōtara’s Fresh Gallery last month . 3 x A0 panels . Mana Wahine was an exhibition presenting a Māori narrative of Suffrage 125 / NZ Suffrage movement #lealafaleseuga #nzartist #artshit #stuffido #manawahine #suf
Artefact - (Mother \ Me ). 2015 . Digital. ➖➖➖➖ In honour of Mother’s Day , a detail from a larger project . Memories . Artefacts . Embodiments . #lealafaleseuga #girlgaze #womenbehindthecamera #nzartist #motherdaughter #oldphotos #artistsonins
Pepa / Salelologa . c2003 . BW film > print > scanned . ➖➖➖➖➖ #Salelologa #bwfilm #oldharddrive #samoa #aiga #lealafaleseuga #lealainsamoa #sheshootsfilm #filmphotography #filmisnotdead #bwfilmphotography #motherland #everydaymoments #staybroke
Another life.Self portrait / Digital. c2010 ➖➖➖➖➖➖ trawling an old hard drive , an image made in the solitude of new motherhood . #selfportrait #selfportraitphotography #lealafaleseuga #digitalportrait #2010 #nzart #womenbehindthelens #girlsbehindthe
Txtn . c2006. Slide film. ➖➖➖➖➖ a long time ago, while I was a student , I did a photo doco at the Wesley Church on Taranaki St in Wellington . My Samoan family are Methodist and at the time ,my uncle was the Minister for then Samoan congregation. I
Evidence / Artefacts : Maria / Dad (Ocean) . 2015. Digital . ➖➖➖➖➖ • projection (particularly direct onto a body ) has been a long term obsession / part of a larger obsession with layers . • part of a larger body of work where I excavated e
#Repost @mamasez_art (@get_repost) ・・・ 100 Days Collaborative Exhibition featuring yours truly & Leala Opening Wednesday 11th October 2017 @tairawhiti_museum Tattoo work by Me Photography by @ahweya of @lealafaleseuga
Dance / dance . 2017. Digital Collage➖➖➖➖➖ work created as part of my response to Wāhine: Beyond the Dusky Maiden exhibition that was on at Nat Library . I made a zine (my first one ever) with visuals and poetry , and gave them out at the Live Mixta
🌺🌺🌺 @jamieberrysweet (@get_repost) ・・・ Exhibiting Karanga @novacancygallery in collab with @kauri @piki_huia_token_birdswing and a collection of mana wāhine contributors from all over Aotearoa. Big mihi to @v_a_x_x_x for inviting us over 💚😍🙌🏾
Stills from old video work I did ......🌺🌺🌺#Repost @ahweya (@get_repost) ・・・ 🇼🇸🇼🇸🇼🇸 Another @kauri BTS project throwback. We need to get to work again mmmk @lealafaleseuga @kauri @motherseasons #artmama #diasporic #nzartist #videostills #leal
Welcome to New Zealand . 2017. Digital Collage➖➖➖➖➖ work created as part of my response to Wāhine: Beyond the Dusky Maiden exhibition , currently on at Nat Library . I made a zine (my first one ever) with visuals and poetry , and gave them outlast ni