For centuries, Pacific Islanders have been sharing stories across the region, Stories from the Pacific honours that tradition, allowing the audience to hear in-depth personal stories from right across the Pacific.
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For centuries, Pacific Islanders have been sharing stories across the region, Stories from the Pacific honours that tradition, allowing the audience to hear in-depth personal stories from right across the Pacific.
PNG artist Lesley Wengembo fulfils a grandfather's prediction
Stories From The Pacific
29 minutes 24 seconds
2 months ago
PNG artist Lesley Wengembo fulfils a grandfather's prediction
When Lesley Wengembo was just 10 years old, he picked up a pencil and drew a portrait of his grandfather.
His grandfather looked at it and made a prediction that would shape the young Lesley's life forever.
Years later, Lesley received an invitation that could have launched his career onto the world stage. He packed his bags, left Papua New Guinea and flew to Sydney.
But that's when everything changed.
Stories From The Pacific
For centuries, Pacific Islanders have been sharing stories across the region, Stories from the Pacific honours that tradition, allowing the audience to hear in-depth personal stories from right across the Pacific.