Sis, susa, tuofefine, tuahine, tuafafine, sister eo an, tita, kauaemua, sista – there are many different words for ‘sister’ in the Pacific region. The exhibition ‘sis’ investigates three decades of art-making from a sisterhood of artists from across Oceania. Important figures, often largely unknown outside their homelands are highlighted, alongside established artists, to create an expanded vision of the art of Oceania since the early 1990s. The exhibition includes textiles, ceramics, photography, moving image, sculpture, installation and performance.
Image: Lisa Reihana, Nga Puhi, Ngai Tu, Ngati Hine, New Zealand b.1964 / Digital Marae 2001 / Colour cibachrome photographs mounted on aluminium and DVD: 3:30 minutes, colour, sound / Two photographs: 200 x 100 x 0.35cm (each); two photographs: 200 x 120 x 0.35cm (each); one photograph: 140 x 120 x 0.35cm / Purchased 2002 / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Lisa Reihana
