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7. GORDON TOI- The Maori pride of a native
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Length:
72 minutes
Released:
Feb 27, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
I’ve been really looking forward to this episode. This year I came back to New Zealand and I couldn’t miss the opportunity to interview a tattooer truly representating the local indigenous culture: the Maori.
Gordon Toi is the man. Over his quarter of a century long career he fought to give Moko back the dignity it deserves, after seeing an involution due to British colonization.
Through the course of this interview I learned about the pride and connection Maori people have with their art forms, their families and their land. Their tattooing can’t be separated from this context, each and every aspect contributes to shape their core identity.
If you want to understand their tattooing, you need to understand their traditions.
I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did and you bring home a little bit of Gordon and his people’s spirit and passion.
You can follow Gordon on Instagram and on Facebook
Follow the podcast’s updates on Instagram
Host Stef Bastiàn
Gordon Toi is the man. Over his quarter of a century long career he fought to give Moko back the dignity it deserves, after seeing an involution due to British colonization.
Through the course of this interview I learned about the pride and connection Maori people have with their art forms, their families and their land. Their tattooing can’t be separated from this context, each and every aspect contributes to shape their core identity.
If you want to understand their tattooing, you need to understand their traditions.
I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did and you bring home a little bit of Gordon and his people’s spirit and passion.
You can follow Gordon on Instagram and on Facebook
Follow the podcast’s updates on Instagram
Host Stef Bastiàn
Released:
Feb 27, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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