Browsing Open Theses & Dissertations by Thesis Supervisor "Tapuni, Nooroa"
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The Contrived Self(ie)
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)The Contrived Self(ie) is a body of work that engages with the selfie genre as a starting point from which to explore, via a kitchen-table engagement with art-making, the fabrication of self-presentation, self-identity and ... -
The Fall of A'ana; Recollecting Pre-contact Trauma in Samoa
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)The projects key concern is located in the village of Fasito’otai, A’ana, Sāmoa where an event of genocide occurred. Over four hundred children, women and the elderly were murdered, their bodies thrown in a pit and burned. ... -
Family Memories: Capturing Stories From Different Time-lines Within the Tongan Traditional Crafts of Ngatu (Decorated Barkcloth) Making and Kupesi (Embroidered Stencil) Design
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)This project derives from a personal interpretation of lea mu’a (old saying) and lea Faka-Tonga (Tongan language), which is translated into kupesi symbols to produce a contemporary Tongan ngatu. The research utilises ... -
Intimate Displacements: Peripatetic Cartographies Across Tāmaki Isthmus
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Every day, humans move through the urban fabric we collectively create, however the city also moves us. In a series of six day-long walks, I have performed sections across the everyday life of the city, creating an ... -
Unraveling Lalava: Uncovering the Cultural Knowledge Embodied in Lalava
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Unravelling lalava is a metaphoric expression I use as a means of uncovering the Tongan cultural knowledge embodied in lalava. The research project undertakes an auto-ethnographic approach as I intend to seek a cultural ...