PHOTOGRAPHY FROM PASIFIKA – NEW DIGITAL STORYTELLERS IN AOTEAROA
PHOTOGRAPHY FROM PASIFIKA – LINK Is there a Pasifika perspective in photography? How does a Pasifika perspective challenge conventional visual representations of Aotearoa? What stories are emerging from a Pasifika perspective? Pasifika refers to the people, cultures, and language of Pacific groups – including Samoa, Tonga, the Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau, Tuvalu, and other smaller Pacific nations – who are now living in Aotearoa (New Zealand). Previously, New Zealand governed most of these Pacific nations. VII Academy has partnered with Creative New Zealand to provide a program for Pasifika creatives from Aotearoa . In the first workshop in the program, which was recently completed, VII photographer Christopher Morris, supported by Pacific photographer Raymond Sagapolutele , worked with nine emerging storytellers to develop new skills and new stories. To see and discuss the Pasifika perspective, this event showcases work from emerging storytellers (including Frank Fala...
