Tongan tapa-making in a lockdown bubble

Voyagers x RNZ

Sulieti Fieme’a Burrows & Tui Emma Gillies, Fāmili 2020

Sulieti and Tui chat to Lynn Freeman about the Coronavirus era and the way in which the word “bubble”  has come to mean safety and sanctuary.  But can bubbles also be cages, forcing families apart?

This is one of the ideas explored by mother and daughter, New Zealand-based Tongan ngatu or tapa artists.

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