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		<title>Interview with Tom Deko</title>
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Tom Deko putting the finishing touches on Musicians. (Photo: Dan Lepsoe)
Interview by Elaine Monds and Dan Lepsoe, April 2009
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EM: Where do you get the ideas for your work?
TD: When I think of art, the first thing I have on my mind is colour. Shapes come afterwards. My sculptures are meant to be lively: viewers should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Cathy Kata</title>
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Cathy Kata sings a traditional song about bilum-making during a performance at Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery, September 2009. (Photo: Dan Lepsoe)
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Interview by Dan Lepsoe, 2009
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DL: In many parts of PNG, people of all ages carry handmade bags- bilums- suited to their different tastes, activities, and backgrounds. What does bilum mean to you?
CK: There’s a song [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Martin Morububuna</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Martin Morububuna, a leading artist in PNG since the 1970s, inherited his talent from his grandfather. Behind him is Fever of Milamala, in progress. (Photo: Dan Lepsoe)
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Interview by Elaine Monds and Dan Lepsoe, 2009
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EM: How have you developed as an artist?
MM: When I was small, I was given sopi, the responsibility to be an important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Michael Mel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
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I enjoyed many challenging discussions with Michael Mel over the course of ten days in Goroka, where he continually rearranged his comically busy schedule to help me prepare a shipment for Hailans to Ailans. Two things struck me about this extraordinary man. The first was that despite his tremendous commitments as a father, artist, university [...]]]></description>
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