The Taboo Body: Leilani Kake, Luisa Lefao-Setoga, Ema Tavola in conversation with Kolokesa Mahina-Tuai
Luisa Lefao-Setoga a Samoan mother of four was 6 months pregnant
when video installation artist Leilani Kake filmed her for the
thought provoking installation Nga Hau e Wha - The Four
Winds.
In a panel discussion moderated by Kolokesa Mahina-Tuai, the
artist, her subject and Ema Tavola, curator of Fresh Gallery Otara
where the installation is exhibited, examine taboos in Pacific
Island and Māori communities and their impact on women's bodies and
health.
12.30pm - 1.30pm, Monday 14 March.
Pacific Crystal Palace Spiegeltent in Festival
Garden.
PHOTOGRAPH: Leilani Kake, Ngā
Hau E Whā. Courtesy of the artist and Fresh Gallery Otara.