European Descent Glasses
Medium: Carrara marble with black lettering in enamel paint
Dimensions: 57 mm x 144 mm x 116 mm
Year: 2005
Sold from SPAN Gallery, Melbourne, Australia. This piece is now in the cordyval collection.
"New Zealander of European descent but not European"
are the words etched on the surface of
this carving. Often Pakeha are described, as being European but are in fact are New Zealanders
who are descendants of Europeans. I always have a degree of difficulty filling in forms that only allow
me to describe myself as European.
When I travelled to Europe it was clear to myself and others especially when I spoke, that I am a New Zealander - not a European.