Grappling with what it means to be māori, that growing up away from “Ao Māori” doesn’t make you less Māori, Unpacking colonially informed ideas, prerequisites of wear Moko Kauae, feeling unworthy of returning to Hawaiki & being recognized.
The Tī - tapping into her amazing mahi re; Decolonising hyper-sexuality / sensuality and wearing Moko Kauae, Colonial hierarchy, Patriarchy, understanding our history was written by colonizers and, the weight of art, how we feel as wāhine mau Moko seeing Moko Kauae drawn onto non-Māori.