Yuki Kihara サ-モアのうた(Sāmoa no uta) A Song About Sāmoa Artist Interview from milford primary school Watch Video
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Description: Kihara’s siapo kimono are part of centuries-old Samoan and Japanese textile traditions containing the accumulated knowledge of generations. As art objects, the works open up discussion about visual metaphor, materiality, and history: their presence is the conceptual presence of the artist and the physical evidence of the makers. As garments, the kimono are waiting to adorn a body so that their stories may be performed. This shared Pacific history is literally - and physically - embodied in the
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