18 Asian-NZ artists from a range of disciplines reflect on how life in Aotearoa informs their work and sense of identity.
1Seung Yul Oh: Capturing Beauty Seng Yul Oh has created an instantly recognisable and idiosyncratic practice combining elements of East Asian popular culture with ironic references to high Western art history. Incorporating painting, installation, sculpture, video, performance, and public art.
2Claudia Kogachi: Powerful Simplicity Claudia's work renders domestic scenes, adolescence and inter-generational cultural learning through various mediums. Members of her immediate family feature frequently in her works, as well as an exploration of her Japanese-Hawaiian heritage. Kogachi turned her art-making practice to rug tufting as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on her access to painting supplies.
3Charles Buenconsejo: An Open Home Charles Buenconsejo (b. 1984 in Cebu, Philippines; currently resides in Auckland, New Zealand) is a photographer and artist whose artistic practice builds upon an ongoing inquiry and deconstruction of visual culture through print, video and installation works.