Describe your practice in seven words?
Unapologetically Australian South Sea Islander all day.
Your first art love?
Adrian Piper.
Why do you think you were drawn to art making?
I’ve loved creating ever since I can remember. Growing up we didn’t have much, so me and my three big sisters were always using our imaginations to keep ourselves occupied. One of my favourite things as a child was to rearrange the furniture in our house. I was intrigued by the way I could manipulate and transform spaces just by shifting things around. It drove my mother crazy; she’d often come home from work late at night and trip over my new layout in the dark.
That process of playing with space is part of my practice today. So, I think it was my natural ability and passion combined with wanting to say something to the world.
It’s said that your first memories of looking at
