Six Days in Samoa explores the veneer one encounters when they enter as a contemporary tourist into an Island ‘Paradise’. Inspired by her recent travels to Upolu, Western Samoa, and the proliferation of online travel imagery, van Zon repurposes her own travel snaps through contemporary embroidery, photography and beadwork.

Presented by Millers O'Brien at the Auckland Art Fair, May 2019
Photographs edition of 3, 1 AP
All works 2019

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 Matareva Marquee   Glass beads on linen 
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 Solar Star   Glass beads on linen 
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 Coral Beach    Archival print behind Flemish glass 
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 Leaving Faleolo   Cotton on linen 
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 Manini   Glass beads on cotton 
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 In the Glasshouse, Outside    Archival print, Watercube glass 
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 Matareva Tiles   Cotton on linen 
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 Moonscape Over Apia   Glass beads on linen 
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 In the Glasshouse, Outside   Cotton on linen 
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 The Pavlova is Melting    Cotton on linen