Talia Smith
Talia Smith is an artist and curator from Aotearoa New Zealand and now based in Sydney, Australia. She is of Cook Island, Samoan and Pākehā heritage. Her photographic and moving image practice explores notions of time, memory, and familial histories, and the way in which we connect with culture when removed from ancestral homelands.
Talia Smith on CIRCUIT · 5 works
The Ocean is a Place (2019)
The Ocean is a Place explores the complexities of history—whether real or imagined, and the layers of trauma that can be passed down through generations.
The light between two points (2018)
The Sydney-based artist and their mother in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland each film the day’s sunset from their respective homes, as a way to bridge the distance between them.
A Long Distance Relationship (Parts 1 to 3) (2017)
A Long Distance Relationship is a year-long video project that attempts to make sense of the emotional and physical distance between the past, present, and the future.