Meaning of my photos ..

Koau 'eni, mou me'a mai

This photo shows the work of Idrsi Khan and Tina Modotti. The blurs of the hands represents Khan's and the close up of the blurred movements is Modotti's. My hand movements symbolizes my welcoming to the viewers and markers as they scan slowly through my concept. This is welcoming you as the viewer to go through a journey with me as I express and expand my culture heritage showing the significant of female and male roles in a Tongan society including customs.

' Splashing Tupenu '
In this photograph the waving of the tupenu represents the 'showing' of my concept. I'm flicking it out, so that everyone sees it. Everything that is contained in the tupenu are all the customs, traditional ways, gender roles etc. So therefore, this is me showing you this is me. Koau 'eni, mou me'a mai.

Tefito'i 'ilo Fo'ou* - Ko au eni, mou me'a mai

Wednesday 17th April

After deciding to change my concept from the 'Family' one, I decided to change my original concept 'Birthday' to an Islander/FOB concept. The reason the concepts has been changed from my original one was because I got side-tracked with one of Michel Tuffery's artworks 'Lakapi' and it led me to change my direction significantly. I have named my new concept 'Ko au eni, mou me'a mai' which means 'This is me, come to it'. The objects that i have introduced to this concept is Lavalava, a polynesian drum and a cultural painting. To link back with Michel's artwork I have used these objects to define my own cultural identity, specifically the Tongan aspect of my heritage. 

*New Concept 

Michel Tuffery - Lakapi

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Discussing - 'Family' Concept

The family portrait is significant to me because my family make me who I am. Having my family around me gives me effect of normality. I can be myself around them and have them not judging me on what I do. The idea of the guitar together in this concept ties in well with the family portrait because I come from a very musical family which 

ties in well with my bible. My bible wraps my concept overall, as it gives my concept an effect of Christianity. With the bible it brings my family closer together and that's where I was trying to go with this concept that somehow failed.

' Koau 'eni, mou me'a mai '

This is my first photo for my folio. In this photo is a Tupeni which is a traditional clothing we wrap around around ourselves like a skirt. It's like a sarong. I am trying to portray the cultural identity/heritage part of where I come from, Tonga.