Tolu fa'a tolufe i kalvalia

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CreatorTuffery, MichelNameTolu fa'a tolufe i kalvaliaDate Made1989Medium DescriptionLithographObject NumberLU093Dimensionsactual 339 mm x 334 mmFurther informationIn this colourful triptych stylised, graphic imagery is used to symbolise the impact of drift-net fishing on the marine environment. For a number of years Michel Tuffery explored how this extreme fishing practice decimates ocean life; trapping and killing whales, dolphins and turtles along with targeted fish.
Tuffery is well-known for working in a variety of media and explores issues around colonisation, the environment and identity, drawing on his Samoan, Rarotongan and Tahitian heritage.
Born in Wellington, Tuffery completed a Diploma of Fine Arts from Otago Polytechnic in 1988. As a child he suffered from dyslexia and expressed himself through drawing. He didn’t read, write or speak until he was six years old – and therefore describes art as literally his first language.
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Tolu fa'a tolufe i kalvalia