Yuki Kihara on Fonofono o le nuanua: Patches of the rainbow (After Gauguin)

Join artist Yuki Kihara for a conversation about gender politics, climate change, decolonisation and her monumental photograph, Fonofono o le nuanua: Patches of the rainbow (2020).

Yuki Kihara is an interdisciplinary artist of Japanese and Samoan descent. Through a research-based approach, her work seeks to challenge dominant and singular historical narratives through a wide range of mediums, including performance, sculpture, video, photography and curatorial practice. Kihara lives and works in Samoa, where she has been based over the past 11 years. Kihara’s works have been presented at the Asia Pacific Triennial (2002 & 2015); Auckland Triennial (2009); Sakahàn Quinquennial (2013); Daegu Photo Biennale (2014); Honolulu Biennale (2017); Bangkok Art Biennale (2018); Aichi Triennale (2022) and the Gwangju Biennale (2023). Kihara’s critically acclaimed exhibition entitled Paradise Camp curated by Natalie King was presented in the Aotearoa New Zealand Pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale 2022. Paradise Camp subsequently toured to the Powerhouse Museum, Gadigal land/Sydney