Sandy Wakefield (Ngāpuhi, Ngāi Tahu)’s practice explores re-contextualising and transforming Māori ideals and values into powerful narratives through the re-definition of avant-garde art. She expresses these new images through experimental film, soundscape work, and immersive exhibitions.
Experiments in soundtracking and editing come together to recontextualise and transform Māori values and philosophy through use of footage and sound from the 1975 documentary Te Matakite o Aotearoa—The Maori Land March.
A reimagining of the pūrākau of the mighty Tāwhirimātea (god of the wind), through a surreal montage of educational films, B-grade sci-fi, pro-nuclear propaganda, television advertisements and a pulsing, electronic soundtrack.