Episode 41: An interview with Yuki Kihara

Yuki Kihara leads Mark Amery on a walkthrough of her exhibition ‘A Study of a Samoan Savage’ at Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery. Examining historical and contemporary depictions of the Samoan body, Kihara discusses the show’s links between Samoan spirituality, Eadweard Muybridge and Sonny Bill Williams. Curator Ioana Gordon-Smith joins us briefly to discuss the shows resonance in West Auckland. Image: Subscapular with Skinfold Caliper' (2015) From 'A Study of a Samoan Savage' (2015) series Yuki Kihara Courtesy of Yuki Kihara and Milford Galleries Dunedin