BLUE WHAKATUTU KETE (FRONT LEFT) HARAKEKE FROM BRIGHTON OCEAN AREA. Available to see at Olveston Historic Home, Dunedin.
 
Weaving whakairo and artist: Johanna Elizabeth Qiao Tong - a southern Aotearoa artist based in Central Otago.
 
The foundation of her creative practice is anchored within a desire to explore identity, physical and non-physical experiences, emotions & human life. She also uses this creative outlet as an important tool to cultivate & support a meaningful life, and to come to a clearer understanding about human nature.
 
Much like how Frida Karlo worked with her own image & life, Johanna often uses her own form as the main narrater & translator, however her work often also stylistically changes, and abstract automatic art making is also part of developing unconscious ideas & capturing emotive moments in time.