In this stunning window commission, FAFSWAG’s Māhia Te Kore brings into focus the stolen narratives from gender diverse communities.  

In Aotearoa, Māhia is known as a realm builder. Their digital reconstruction of traditional narratives, and the manipulation of pixels, pre-dates the ubiquitous use of AI image generators.  

This approach ties the hyperreal aesthetics of Māhia’s images to human-centred and human-driven experiences that can’t be replicated by machines.  

An exploration of queer indigenous bodies, identities and spirituality, Eyes of KAOS reclaims potent reflections of Takatāpui life within the digital Moana. 

Takatāpui is a Māori umbrella term for LGBTQ+ individuals and community. Moana is a Polynesian language term meaning ocean or sea.