Raymond Sagapolutele
Sagapolutele in 2022
Born
Raymond Eddie Sagapolutele

1971 (age 52–53)
Ōtāhuhu, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealand
Alma materAuckland University of Technology
Years activeSince 2003
Known forphotography
StylePhotography and skulls
Websitewww.raymondsagapolutele.com

Raymond Eddie Sagapolutele (born 1971) is a New Zealand photographer and visual artist of Samoan descent, active as a photographer since 2003.

Career

Sagapolutele was born in the South Auckland suburb of Ōtāhuhu in 1971, and he has family links to the villages of Fatuvalu and Saluafata in Samoa.[1] His early years were spent in Invercargill and Waikato, before the family returned to live in Manurewa in 1980.[1] From 2003, he worked as a staff photographer for the publications Back to Basics and Rip It Up, as well as regular submissions to The New Zealand Herald and Metro magazine.[2] In 2019, he graduated from Auckland University of Technology with a Master of Visual Arts degree.[3][4]

For Sagapolutele, the camera has become an important part of his practice as a Samoan-born New Zealander to reconnect his art to his Samoan heritage and the history of the Pacific.[3] Sagapolutele uses skulls as a representation of ancestors from a Samoan perspective, and seeks to challenge western perceptions of skulls.[5] He wants to educate people about how Samoans view the skeletal remains of love ones, as for Pacific people, they are respected and dealt with in different ways by various cultures. The use of skulls is an important part of Sagapolutele's practice.[6]

Sagapolutele is a founding member of the ManaRewa arts collective based at the Nathan Homestead that supports and educates the local arts community in South Auckland.[7]

Awards

Selected solo exhibitions

Selected group exhibitions

  • 2023: Horizon, Bergman Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand[9]
  • 2023: South-Versed23, Depot Artspace, Auckland, New Zealand[10]
  • 2023: Tusiata o le Tala le Vavau: Artists of the Forever Stories, Mangere Arts Centre, Auckland, New Zealand[11]
  • 2022: Fa'atasi, Bergman Gallery, Rarotonga, Cook Islands[12]
  • 2022: Te Atuitanga Beneath Our Cloak of Stars, Bergman Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand[13]
  • 2021: Ocean Memories, Kunsthalle Faust, Hanover, Germany[8]
  • 2021: The Most Dedicated:An Aotearoa Graffiti Story, The Dowse, Lower Hutt, New Zealand[8]
  • 2018: Grey is the new pink, Welkulturen Museum, Frankfurt, Germany[7]
  • 2016: Ata Te Tangata, Pingyao International Photography Festival, China[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Humans of the islands - Raymond Sagapolutele". The Coconet.tv. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Raymond Sagapolutele". Pantograph Punch. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Raymond Sagapolutele". VII Foundation. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Check a graduate's qualification". Auckland University of Technology. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  5. 1 2 Muller, Mabel (12 October 2022). "Aua e te fefe: Art exhibition challenges audience 'Don't be afraid'". RNZ Pacific. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Ryan, Aaron (28 October 2022). "Sāmoan photographer's first commercial exhibition". Te Ao Māori News. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Raymond Sagapolutele – Pavilion 0". Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Raymond Sagapolutele - Biography". The Nomadic Art Gallery. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Horizon". artguide.artforum.com. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "SOUTH-VERSED 23 at Depot Artspace | Artsdiary 3935". www.artsdiary.co.nz. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  11. ↑ ""Tusiata O Le Tala O Le Vavau" at Mangere Arts Centre | Artsdiary 3927". artsdiary.co.nz. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "Fa'atasi". Artnow. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  13. ↑ "@ Bergman Gallery". Ponsonby News. July 2022. p. 70. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
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