WWFD? In Conversation with Fiona Amundsen
WW..D? Is an interview segment where we get to know awesome people that are a part of the creative community in New Zealand. This week we spoke to Fiona Amundsen. Fiona is a New Zealand photographer making work that is influenced by her background in social anthropology. A firm interest in the Asia Pacific region Fiona explores sites of trauma, memorialisation and documentary. Read more for what would Fiona do? I remember you started off 2014 with a residency in Japan at Tokyo Wonder Site, how was it? The residency was incredible because it was very structured but also completely open. When I say structured I mean that you had to apply with a project that related to or reflected on Tokyo in some way. Once in Tokyo, each person got assigned with a ‘minder’ (mine was called Miwa san) who helped set up meetings that were appropriate to your work. As a result I met some amazing curators from major museums, which would be hard to achieve on my own. The residency really looked after me, and Miwa san was really …