Into Liminal Space
There’s a space between where you were and where you’re going — undefined, shifting, still forming. Into Liminal Space is my response to that space. It’s a visual practice dedicated to transition, to the process of becoming, and to the moments in-between.
I’ve always been an artist. Drawing, painting, and creating were second nature to me growing up — and over time, I found myself exploring not just what I saw, but what I felt. I’m self-taught, driven by a deep love for all art disciplines, and I’ve poured that love into every piece using mixed media, texture, and emotion.
In 2008, I came across Neil Frazer’s work Deep Freeze — a textured landscape piece that moved something in me. It wasn’t the subject alone, but the way the medium captured weight, depth, and silence. That moment opened a door. Since then, I’ve experimented freely with texture, creating works that explore terrain not just as geography, but as memory, story, and soul.
I grew up in Porirua, New Zealand — a seaside town surrounded by rolling hills and open sky. Some days I’d sit for hours, just watching the way the light shifted across the mountains. That connection to land stayed with me. Although I carry Pacific heritage, I’ve never been to my homelands. Aotearoa was home. The land I walked, the ocean I grew beside, the light I memorised — they became my anchor.
My work reflects that grounding — a mix of mountains, space, light, and sea — often laced with Pacific motifs and surreal elements. I think about the Pacific Island voyagers who navigated across the ocean guided by stars. Each island and terrain is different, but we are connected by constellations, by story, by movement.
This is what Into Liminal Space represents. It’s for those who’ve grown up away from their homelands but still carry the spirit. It’s for those who’ve stayed and wonder what home looks like across the ocean. It’s an ode to both — to the way we hold onto identity in motion.
Art is also my therapy in action. It’s where I return when I need clarity, stillness, or expression. My hope is that through this practice, I can bring more Pasifika culture to the world — not as a single narrative, but as a constellation of experience, light, and form.
If you’d like to follow the journey or collect a piece, you can find me at @intoliminalspace on Instagram.
Pasifika Heart
In 2008, I painted one of my first Pasifika-inspired pieces — a landscape shaped by mountains, memory, and my connection to place. It was textured, layered, and raw. Looking back, it marked the beginning of what Into Liminal Space would become: an instinctual exploration of form, culture, and transition.