The Questions Are Not Amusing But Tragic

The Questions Are Not Amusing But Tragic, 2024 was first exhibited in full in the exhibition 8 [Contemporary] Cook Islands Artists which I curated. This work features text based on questions Mangaian Christian converts had asked Reverend Gil as their culture and society disintegrated around them. The title is based on a comment written in response to Gil’s response amused response to their questions. Each panel is 110cm x 75cm and are made from paint skins, acrylic enamel, sand, canvas and found metal frames.

The Questions Are Not Amusing But Tragic 2024 installation views from the exhibition 8 [Contemporary] Cook Islands Artists at Mangere Arts Centre, Auckland