Talei is completing her MA in Museums and Cultural Heritage Studies at the University of Auckland. She is a freelance arts writer and has previously worked as an arts reporter for Mana Magazine. She is interested in indigenous kaupapa, art practice, and curatorship.
Who was the first person to see the Pacific Ocean? Talei Siʻilata on how Two Oceans at Once debunks the myths of colonial narrative.
Talei Si'ilata on Lisa Reihana's 'Emissaries' at the Venice Biennale, and making the European art world care about our postcolonial politics.