Andy Leleisi'uao

Samoa/New Zealand
Born 1969

The Angipanis of the Abanimal People reflect an inner reality that, I believe, is part of a continuous evolution, which has always existed; it has simply been waiting for me to notice it. Using a combination of past and recent symbols, which have appeared throughout my works, what has emerged is a surreal world of good and evil. This pictorial vocabulary demonstrates a spiritual confrontation, an inner world of constant instability and mystery, a world that merges and lingers in an ambivalence, reflecting my own angels and demons.

My need to engage in such contrasting and often conflicting desires is significant to me. To recognise and resonate in the space between these differences is essential to my work. These works are helping me understand who I am.

安迪‧雷雷希烏奧

薩摩亞/紐西蘭
出生於1969

《The Angipanis of the Abanimal People》展覽所反映的是一種內在的現實，我相信那是一直存在、不斷演化的一部份，只等待著我去注意發覺。我的創作經常混用過去與現在的象徵，而從中浮現的是善與惡的超現實世界。這些圖像語彙展現出一種精神上的對峙、一個恆常嬗變而神秘的內在世界、一個陷溺沈滯於曖昧矛盾的世界，映現出我自己的天使與惡魔。

投向如此對照鮮明又時有衝突的慾望是我的需求，對我意義重大。我創作的基礎精髓便是在這些差異的間隙空間中辨識、迴響。這些作品幫助我瞭解我是誰。

安迪‧雷雷希烏奧
Andy Leleisi'uao