Dr Sione Faletau

Si’oto’ofa Malo e lelei. My name is Sione Faletau, and I am a New Zealand-born Tongan. My roots trace back to the villages of Taunga, Vava’u on my father’s side and Lakepa, Tongatapu on my mother’s side.

I am a multidisciplinary artist based in Ōtara, South Auckland. For me, art is a vehicle for creative research and self-discovery – it has become a way to delve deeper into my Tongan heritage and engage with the broader world. Dr Sione Faletau completed his Doctoral studies at The University of Auckland Elam School of Fine Arts.

He is a multidisciplinary artist based in Otara , South Auckland. His practice has been through different mediums and continues to evolve. His interest lately has been in kupesi or patterns – using sound waves as a medium to create kupesi. Now he is exploring the materiality of projections, reflection and light.