Introducing Edith Amituanai
Edith Amituanai is a photographer based in Auckland. Since 2003 she has been engaging with the diaspora of Pasifika communities as they create new lives and retain connections to their homelands. She also works for Ranui Action Project and the youth trust organisation Ranui 135. Her book Keep on Kimi Ora (2018) is the result of a deep collaboration with Flaxmere youth, in which Edith and the children share the role of photographer. The publication also includes children’s artwork and writing, and was designed by Jonty Valentine. In 2019 Amituanai was made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to photography and community. In 2019 the Adam Art Gallery presented Double Take, a survey exhibition and publication of Amituanai’s work since 2003.