FAFSWAG
@fafswag.nz
Critically acclaimed NZ Arts Laureates & Queer Indigenous, Interdisciplinary Arts Collective from the Moana. Based in Tāmaki Makaurau - SOUTH AKL
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Go behind the scenes with acclaimed Arts Collective FAFSWAG, 🤩 We give you an exclusive look at our collaborative practice and the development of our powerful new work, FALE SĀ / SACRED HOUSE, for the Manchester International Festival 2025 (MIF25).
Full video on YouTube
youtu.be/QtwaUs16nok?...
Full video on YouTube
youtu.be/QtwaUs16nok?...
A personal thread from Samoan Interdisciplinary artist Tanu Gago, Chronicling the time and space journey of his deeply personal art work and short film - APPARATUS. Hear from the artists own experiences, about the making of this work and it's journey with global audiences.
I should probably update my grief films, now that both my parents are in the ground. Apparatus was defiantly an attempt at breaking generational curses. It might be time to let it all go... Thinking of just releasing this film from 2018 online. It's been shown in so many places around the world.
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A personal thread from Samoan Interdisciplinary artist Tanu Gago, Chronicling the time and space journey of his deeply personal art work and short film - APPARATUS. Hear from the artists own experiences, about the making of this work and it's journey with global audiences.
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I should probably update my grief films, now that both my parents are in the ground. Apparatus was defiantly an attempt at breaking generational curses. It might be time to let it all go... Thinking of just releasing this film from 2018 online. It's been shown in so many places around the world.
November 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I should probably update my grief films, now that both my parents are in the ground. Apparatus was defiantly an attempt at breaking generational curses. It might be time to let it all go... Thinking of just releasing this film from 2018 online. It's been shown in so many places around the world.
Thanks to Circuit we did a show in Bangkok with Martin as part of Legacies, film collection. Was great to share space abroad with other fellow kiwi artists. Congratulations to them on their tour announcement 😁
Ōtautahi filmmaker & avant-folk songwriter Martin Sagadin has announced a release tour for their debut album Martin Iz Zgornje Bele — launching via Ba Da Bing Records & Melted Ice Cream!
Listen to lead single 'Sto Vrat' + get tickets via UTR.
Listen to lead single 'Sto Vrat' + get tickets via UTR.
Martin Sagadin Announces 'Martin Iz Zgornje Bele' Debut Album Release Tour
Ōtautahi artist is touring their debut album throughout Aotearoa this summer.
www.undertheradar.co.nz
November 17, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Thanks to Circuit we did a show in Bangkok with Martin as part of Legacies, film collection. Was great to share space abroad with other fellow kiwi artists. Congratulations to them on their tour announcement 😁
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11695 I’m talking to you! We’ve received over 50K resumes, from every single zip code in NYC… except for one.
Apply today and help us build a City Hall for everyone.
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November 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
11695 I’m talking to you! We’ve received over 50K resumes, from every single zip code in NYC… except for one.
Apply today and help us build a City Hall for everyone.
Apply today and help us build a City Hall for everyone.
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Woke up thinking about Onibaba (1964).
What a film.
Two women survive in warring feudal Japan by tricking and murdering samurai, and stealing their belongings.
But when someone gets between the two women, the eldest tells of an evil curse that may be on them both...
Machete's way up for this one.🔪🔪
What a film.
Two women survive in warring feudal Japan by tricking and murdering samurai, and stealing their belongings.
But when someone gets between the two women, the eldest tells of an evil curse that may be on them both...
Machete's way up for this one.🔪🔪
November 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Woke up thinking about Onibaba (1964).
What a film.
Two women survive in warring feudal Japan by tricking and murdering samurai, and stealing their belongings.
But when someone gets between the two women, the eldest tells of an evil curse that may be on them both...
Machete's way up for this one.🔪🔪
What a film.
Two women survive in warring feudal Japan by tricking and murdering samurai, and stealing their belongings.
But when someone gets between the two women, the eldest tells of an evil curse that may be on them both...
Machete's way up for this one.🔪🔪
'Tulouna Le Lagi' by FAFSWAG artist Pati Tyrell, commissioned by Circuit Moving Image Artist Aotearoa, and presented in 2023 at Storage Gallery in Bangkok, Thailand. Can also be viewed on circuits website.
www.circuit.org.nz/work/tulouna...
www.circuit.org.nz/work/tulouna...
November 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
'Tulouna Le Lagi' by FAFSWAG artist Pati Tyrell, commissioned by Circuit Moving Image Artist Aotearoa, and presented in 2023 at Storage Gallery in Bangkok, Thailand. Can also be viewed on circuits website.
www.circuit.org.nz/work/tulouna...
www.circuit.org.nz/work/tulouna...
FAFSWAG artist @tanugago.bsky.social created this video essay for a digital workshop series in 2022 for ImagineNATIVE Digital Film & Media Arts Festival, as a cultural exchange for indigenous artists from around the world. Check out 'Rendering Queer Moana Arts Histories' youtu.be/C8jEJfX1RIs?...
Queer Pacific Art in Aotearoa: Tanu Gago | Video Essay
YouTube video by FAFSWAG
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 4:42 PM
FAFSWAG artist @tanugago.bsky.social created this video essay for a digital workshop series in 2022 for ImagineNATIVE Digital Film & Media Arts Festival, as a cultural exchange for indigenous artists from around the world. Check out 'Rendering Queer Moana Arts Histories' youtu.be/C8jEJfX1RIs?...
As the corporations start to delete the internet, and use generative AI language models to summerise entire social histories. The idea of relying on them to hold the nuance of our history is deeply flawed. I think for the sake of posterity we're going to start a thread about Ballroom Aotearoa.
November 15, 2025 at 6:41 AM
As the corporations start to delete the internet, and use generative AI language models to summerise entire social histories. The idea of relying on them to hold the nuance of our history is deeply flawed. I think for the sake of posterity we're going to start a thread about Ballroom Aotearoa.
FAFSWAG presented our interactive documentary project at the 22nd Biennal Sesc_VIDEOBRASIL in 2023.
fafswagvogue.com
fafswagvogue.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:37 AM
FAFSWAG presented our interactive documentary project at the 22nd Biennal Sesc_VIDEOBRASIL in 2023.
fafswagvogue.com
fafswagvogue.com
Co-winner of the @letterboxd.social Award for Māori Pasifika Talent, director Tanu Gago is a Laureate Award-winning filmmaker whose subtle and poignant exploration of Pasifika masculinity—and its queer-tinged boundaries—is gaining global recognition.
Check it out at MQFF
mqff.com.au/program/indi...
Check it out at MQFF
mqff.com.au/program/indi...
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Co-winner of the @letterboxd.social Award for Māori Pasifika Talent, director Tanu Gago is a Laureate Award-winning filmmaker whose subtle and poignant exploration of Pasifika masculinity—and its queer-tinged boundaries—is gaining global recognition.
Check it out at MQFF
mqff.com.au/program/indi...
Check it out at MQFF
mqff.com.au/program/indi...
Congrats to our international producer and FAFSWAG artist Elyssia Wilson Heti, the current festival producer for the Melbourne Queer International Film Festival MQFF. The programme officially opened today. Get along to the festival and check out their incredible programme.
mqff.com.au/program/
mqff.com.au/program/
November 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Congrats to our international producer and FAFSWAG artist Elyssia Wilson Heti, the current festival producer for the Melbourne Queer International Film Festival MQFF. The programme officially opened today. Get along to the festival and check out their incredible programme.
mqff.com.au/program/
mqff.com.au/program/
Coming soon... "Boys Drawing Boys" a Queer Pasifika mens social space hosted by @tanugago.bsky.social and Pati Tyrell at Afi Studio. Stay tuned for more details. Be sure to follow us here or on Instagram for info.
www.instagram.com/fafswag/?hl=en
www.instagram.com/fafswag/?hl=en
November 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Coming soon... "Boys Drawing Boys" a Queer Pasifika mens social space hosted by @tanugago.bsky.social and Pati Tyrell at Afi Studio. Stay tuned for more details. Be sure to follow us here or on Instagram for info.
www.instagram.com/fafswag/?hl=en
www.instagram.com/fafswag/?hl=en
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“Something has to be done about rough sleepers” yeah provide them with housing and give the cash money.
Ok next one!
Ok next one!
November 9, 2025 at 7:16 AM
“Something has to be done about rough sleepers” yeah provide them with housing and give the cash money.
Ok next one!
Ok next one!
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Behind the scenes of the drawing, from graphite to gold leaf.
Music: Dead Can Dance - Dionysus / Dance of the Bacchantes.
⭐️ "Lilith in the Valley of a Thousand Sculptures"
Mixed media: coffee, graphite, white pencil, colored pencil, and gold leaf on Arches paper.
Music: Dead Can Dance - Dionysus / Dance of the Bacchantes.
⭐️ "Lilith in the Valley of a Thousand Sculptures"
Mixed media: coffee, graphite, white pencil, colored pencil, and gold leaf on Arches paper.
November 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Behind the scenes of the drawing, from graphite to gold leaf.
Music: Dead Can Dance - Dionysus / Dance of the Bacchantes.
⭐️ "Lilith in the Valley of a Thousand Sculptures"
Mixed media: coffee, graphite, white pencil, colored pencil, and gold leaf on Arches paper.
Music: Dead Can Dance - Dionysus / Dance of the Bacchantes.
⭐️ "Lilith in the Valley of a Thousand Sculptures"
Mixed media: coffee, graphite, white pencil, colored pencil, and gold leaf on Arches paper.
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A Japanese organization representing Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco, Toei Animation and more has demanded OpenAI to halt unauthorized use of their IP
November 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
A Japanese organization representing Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco, Toei Animation and more has demanded OpenAI to halt unauthorized use of their IP
Go behind the scenes with acclaimed Arts Collective FAFSWAG, 🤩 We give you an exclusive look at our collaborative practice and the development of our powerful new work, FALE SĀ / SACRED HOUSE, for the Manchester International Festival 2025 (MIF25).
Full video on YouTube
youtu.be/QtwaUs16nok?...
Full video on YouTube
youtu.be/QtwaUs16nok?...
November 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Go behind the scenes with acclaimed Arts Collective FAFSWAG, 🤩 We give you an exclusive look at our collaborative practice and the development of our powerful new work, FALE SĀ / SACRED HOUSE, for the Manchester International Festival 2025 (MIF25).
Full video on YouTube
youtu.be/QtwaUs16nok?...
Full video on YouTube
youtu.be/QtwaUs16nok?...
Reposted by FAFSWAG
Aotearoa-based fam, consider booking a session with Pati, I would if I could!! He does especially well with photographing darker skin tones and capturing your aura, highly recommend.
One day I will book a sesh 🙏🏽
One day I will book a sesh 🙏🏽
Elevate your image with a creative portrait session by renowned visual artist Pati Tyrell. Specialising in dynamic solo portraits and striking family portraiture, Pati is known for utilising coloured lighting to produce unforgettable, gallery quality images. BookNow!
www.fafswag.nz/studioappoin...
www.fafswag.nz/studioappoin...
PORTAIT BOOKINGS — FAFSWAG
Elevate your image with a creative portrait session by renowned visual artist Pati Tyrell. Specialising in dynamic solo portraits and striking family portraiture, Pati is known for expertly utilising ...
www.fafswag.nz
November 4, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Aotearoa-based fam, consider booking a session with Pati, I would if I could!! He does especially well with photographing darker skin tones and capturing your aura, highly recommend.
One day I will book a sesh 🙏🏽
One day I will book a sesh 🙏🏽
Elevate your image with a creative portrait session by renowned visual artist Pati Tyrell. Specialising in dynamic solo portraits and striking family portraiture, Pati is known for utilising coloured lighting to produce unforgettable, gallery quality images. BookNow!
www.fafswag.nz/studioappoin...
www.fafswag.nz/studioappoin...
PORTAIT BOOKINGS — FAFSWAG
Elevate your image with a creative portrait session by renowned visual artist Pati Tyrell. Specialising in dynamic solo portraits and striking family portraiture, Pati is known for expertly utilising ...
www.fafswag.nz
November 4, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Elevate your image with a creative portrait session by renowned visual artist Pati Tyrell. Specialising in dynamic solo portraits and striking family portraiture, Pati is known for utilising coloured lighting to produce unforgettable, gallery quality images. BookNow!
www.fafswag.nz/studioappoin...
www.fafswag.nz/studioappoin...
Making art with your friends has had a profound impact on all our lives. We're verry fortunate to be able to still do this together, after 13 years.
FAFSWAG's Vision for MIF25 & Pacific Futurism
" @fafswag.nz , the acclaimed Queer Indigenous Arts Collective! 🤩 "
" FALE SĀ / SACRED HOUSE, for the Manchester International Festival 2025 (MIF25). "
youtu.be/QtwaUs16nok?...
" @fafswag.nz , the acclaimed Queer Indigenous Arts Collective! 🤩 "
" FALE SĀ / SACRED HOUSE, for the Manchester International Festival 2025 (MIF25). "
youtu.be/QtwaUs16nok?...
FAFSWAG's Vision for MIF25 & Pacific Futurism
YouTube video by FAFSWAG
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Making art with your friends has had a profound impact on all our lives. We're verry fortunate to be able to still do this together, after 13 years.
Fale Sā / Sacred House - SAUNIGA - REVIEW
Critically-acclaimed Queer Indigenous collective FAFSWAG take over HOME – with stunning digital art, live cultural ceremony and a programme of films and talks grounded in Pacific identity and culture. We caught the show SAUNIGA.
jadar.uk/2025/07/14/r...
Critically-acclaimed Queer Indigenous collective FAFSWAG take over HOME – with stunning digital art, live cultural ceremony and a programme of films and talks grounded in Pacific identity and culture. We caught the show SAUNIGA.
jadar.uk/2025/07/14/r...
November 4, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Fale Sā / Sacred House - SAUNIGA - REVIEW
Critically-acclaimed Queer Indigenous collective FAFSWAG take over HOME – with stunning digital art, live cultural ceremony and a programme of films and talks grounded in Pacific identity and culture. We caught the show SAUNIGA.
jadar.uk/2025/07/14/r...
Critically-acclaimed Queer Indigenous collective FAFSWAG take over HOME – with stunning digital art, live cultural ceremony and a programme of films and talks grounded in Pacific identity and culture. We caught the show SAUNIGA.
jadar.uk/2025/07/14/r...
Fale Sā / Sacred House - REVIEW
"The artists interrogate how those who have been displaced may trace the notion of home through ancestral knowledge and practices, and how queer Indigenous futures may harness the feeling of it."
corridor8.co.uk/art.../fafsw...
"The artists interrogate how those who have been displaced may trace the notion of home through ancestral knowledge and practices, and how queer Indigenous futures may harness the feeling of it."
corridor8.co.uk/art.../fafsw...
November 4, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Fale Sā / Sacred House - REVIEW
"The artists interrogate how those who have been displaced may trace the notion of home through ancestral knowledge and practices, and how queer Indigenous futures may harness the feeling of it."
corridor8.co.uk/art.../fafsw...
"The artists interrogate how those who have been displaced may trace the notion of home through ancestral knowledge and practices, and how queer Indigenous futures may harness the feeling of it."
corridor8.co.uk/art.../fafsw...
Explore our decade of award-winning projects, including the international exhibition ALTERATION, the ceremonial work Sauniga, and the immersive installation The Fale Sā / Sacred House. Our work is an archive of cultural reclamation and a powerful vision of Queer Indigenous Futurism.
www.fafswag.nz
www.fafswag.nz
FAFSWAG
NZ Arts Laureates & Queer Indigenous, Interdisciplinary Arts Collective from the Moana, based in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa, NZ.
www.fafswag.nz
November 3, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Explore our decade of award-winning projects, including the international exhibition ALTERATION, the ceremonial work Sauniga, and the immersive installation The Fale Sā / Sacred House. Our work is an archive of cultural reclamation and a powerful vision of Queer Indigenous Futurism.
www.fafswag.nz
www.fafswag.nz
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Review: Educators is back, and weirdly, all is right with the world
Review: Educators is back, and weirdly, all is right with the world
Season four continues to celebrate the worst of human nature and the best of local comedy – with a couple of big-time international cameos....
thespinoff.co.nz
November 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Review: Educators is back, and weirdly, all is right with the world
The Manchester International Festival MIF25 was a whole vibe. Seeing our work at large scale all over the city was a definite highlight of our world premier, earlier this year in July.
November 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The Manchester International Festival MIF25 was a whole vibe. Seeing our work at large scale all over the city was a definite highlight of our world premier, earlier this year in July.