Te Tīnana

“As a plus-size Takatāpui Māori, I never saw my body represented literally anywhere. When I moved in with my parents after taking a break from studying, I decided to go into the studio space I had at the time and produce a body of work centred around my own body and finding comfort in all the cracks and crevices that I hide on a daily basis.

"The work itself within the context of Whitings o Te Rā brings a level of visibility to the light that a lot of our people need to see. We were created so perfectly as Takatāpui, and our bodies are sacred. When I visualise this body of work, I see it sitting on the horizon of a new day that is about to be brighter and bigger than ever because of our existence and visibility as a community."

See more of Liam's work at @liiiambrown.