Using a recent trip to The Cook Islands (the birthplace of my Grandmother), The heart is the strongest muscle in the body is a collection of images, text and video exploring the growing physical and emotional distance between familial history, geographic locations and connections.

Designed by Alexander Tanazefti: atanazefti.com.

With love and respect to the Smith and Timo families and especially to the memory of my Grandparents who inspire a lot of the work I make — Ikenasio Sio Timo and Tutai'i Tangiia.

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