Heart Talk

Artists Luisa Tora and Molly Rangiwai-McHale ask each other about being partners & collaborators in Aotearoa.

Manu Vaea writes about the mess of shadow selves, collaboration as a mirror and the divinity and insecurity that community can bring.

Maia Keane writes about moving home to Tūranganui-a-Kiwa for art - and the sense of belonging and connection she has since discovered.

Tunmise Adebowale opens poetic eyes to the practices of Ruth Ige and Mary Dah Fairy, two artists whose canvases are imbued with the deep blues of Blackness.

Leafa Wilson writes about the weft between her life, kids, faith and creative energies, across decades of art making.

Piupiu Maya Turei on the different values of art, ways to make being an artist enjoyable, and some bucket-list challenges to flex the liberation muscles of your mind.