Trans-located

New Zealand born artist Julie Krone explores the interaction between Indigenous and European cultures in trans-located. Krone’s work centres around timber building blocks that present examples of culturally specific language and ornamentation.  By incorporating images and ideas of both Maori and Pakeha influences from her youth, she is shifting the boundaries of what is perceived to be meaningful and what may be seen as decorative. This is an area of ambiguity and conflict where different cultures are often mutually misunderstood.