From a series of experimental statement mini banners made with revolution in mind.
Perfectly imperfect, hand-cut, machine-sewn textile assemblages, proudly made in South Auckland by artist-curator, Vasemaca (FKA Ema) Tavola.

Synthetic felt on canvas, ric-rac trim, cotton bullion fringe trim and cowrie shells.

Dimensions variable:
Approx. 41x65cm

Artist Bio:

Vasemaca (FKA Ema) Tavola is a Fijian-Pākehā artist-curator currently based in South
Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. Vasemaca’s practice is aligned with the politics of
decolonisation and Indigenous feminisms, motherhood, and histories of BIPOC art and
activism in the Global South. She established her painting practice in Suva, Fiji before
relocating to South Auckland where she studied sculpture, arts management and applied
Indigenous knowledge.
Tavola works primarily in textiles and has work is in private and public collections including Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki and Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand.
In 2024, Vasemaca developed a curatorial methodology using the Fijian principle of
solesolevaki as a language of reciprocity, mutuality and collective intention.
Born in Suva, Tavola is proud to belong to Mataqali Navusalevu, a sub-tribe of Natusara,
from the village of Dravuni, the northernmost inhabited island of the province of Kadavu, Fiji.

Website: https://vasemacatavola.com/