New Zealand, Porirua, Whitirea New Zealand, 2018

I am interested in cultural identities and the feelings of belonging and displacement in our increasingly globalised world.

This work is inspired by a simple children’s toy – a pegboard and hammer. As a person with a mixed cultural background I often feel like a square peg trying to fit into a round hole.

The materials chosen reflect my cultural heritage, greywacke from New Zealand and jade from China.