Mixed Messages

Mixed Messages

Sina Leasuasu: “I felt like I belonged everywhere and nowhere”

The artist on clinging to culture, mixed imposter syndrome and her strong ancestral lineage

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Isabella Silvers
Jul 11, 2022
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Hi, welcome back to Mixed Messages! This week I’m speaking to artist Sina Leasuasu, who is of mixed Maori and Samoan heritage. Sina is showing at Birmingham’s Midlands Arts Centre as part of Mixed Rage Collective’s Unapologetically Other exhibition, alongside last week’s guest Niall Singh. Read Sherrie’s story below. 

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