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from late may to early august, ‘22, i was in sāmoa. it was the end of a very long and definitive covid-induced closure, and i left as the country finally re-opened to the world. it was immense and insightful—into the lives of my parents, my family, my culture, and myself.
i’ve created an experience of listening, reading and viewing, which is part of (and exists because of) outer space’s 4th ‘supercut’ online exhibition.
every single sound, sight and word i’ve shared is born of sāmoa, of this particular experience, of my own. learnings of otherness and connectedness, reflections on purpose and duty—the transferral of knowledge and essence across vast seas, processes and time.
this body of work was supported by the australian government’s rise fund, and with gratitude to all of the family, friends and environments that contributed so generously to these new expressions—directly, and in living their own authentic lives.