James Pinker has worked for many years within the visual art world primarily as a sound artist but also as a photographer and videographer. Working in New Zealand with Pacific Island communities alongside his former lecturing work at the Manukau School of Visual Arts, he has also developed a collaboration with Indian musical maestros Vikash and Prabash Maharaj from Varanasi, India. With a great interest in traditional ta moko (tattoo) he has also documented many examples of this ancient and sacred art.