Uso 4 Life
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Maʻiaʻi, Jimmy Kevin Sofe
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Master of Creative Practice
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Unitec Institute of Technology
Date
2022
Supervisors
Smith, Emma
Tan, Leon
Tan, Leon
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Masters Thesis
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Auckland (N.Z.)
South Auckland (N.Z.)
New Zealand
installation art
cultural identity
autoethnobiographies
post-colonialism
Pasifika
Samoans in New Zealand
South Auckland (N.Z.)
New Zealand
installation art
cultural identity
autoethnobiographies
post-colonialism
Pasifika
Samoans in New Zealand
ANZSRC Field of Research Code (2020)
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Maʻiaʻi, J. K. S. (2022). Uso 4 Life. (Unpublished document submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Creative Practice). Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand. https://hdl.handle.net/10652/5913
Abstract
Culture and identity among New Zealand’s Pacific diaspora are highly complex and multifaceted contemporary discussions. Through post-colonial theoretical standpoints and creative outputs, many Pacific artists have sought to explore and express these complex discussions in order to further understand themselves in a post-colonial setting. Having mixed-heritage ancestry can further this complexity, adding multiple contexts to an already multiplicitous discussion.
This exegesis contextualises the accompanying body of work, Uso 4 Life, an installation conceived from formative memories and experiences pertinent to the development of my identity as a mixed-heritage Sāmoan. Furthermore, I explore the ways in which installation practices can be used as a basis for such investigation.
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