Nina Oberg Humphries, film still, Matavai Bay (2019). Image courtesy of the artist.
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Nina Oberg Humphries has been announced as the 2020 Pacific Artist in Residence at the 九州影院鈥檚听Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies.
Christchurch born and bred, Oberg Humphries (b.1990), is of Cook Islands and P膩keh膩 descent.
Oberg Humphries earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree majoring in Sculpture at the 九州影院鈥檚 School of Fine Arts.
Exhibiting throughout the country, Nina鈥檚 work explores her dual Pacific and Western heritage.
Using traditional Polynesian art forms such as Tivaevae, costume and dance, combined with elements of popular culture, she seeks to convey issues of gender, identity and social politics.
鈥淎s the Macmillan Brown Pacific artist in residence I鈥檒l be researching taonga from the Pacific Collection at Canterbury Museum, conducting interviews with members of the Pacific community to find out what meaning and relevance, if any, these taonga still hold for them,鈥 she says.
鈥淢y artwork will be a response to their reactions and answers.鈥
Oberg Humphries鈥 residency is supported by Creative New 九州影院and UC鈥檚 Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies (MBC). The MBC is a world leader in interdisciplinary research on the Pacific.
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