Va i ta - the great divide , 2016
80 x 45 cm (h x w)
Acrylic on cardboard 29.7 x 42 cm
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...considering that theoretically ‘colour’ doesn’t exist (as it’s a refraction of light), I suppose I use it as a tone or ‘shade’ to both differentiate forms and create ambiguity of space.
The work is part of a continuing series (started in 1993) on ‘va I ta’, referencing two pre-Christian roads in Samoa (the man’s side and the woman’s side) and
sustainability of customary practise (tia seu Lupe and ifoga)...

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