Ko Papatu tōku maunga,

Ko Te Arai tōku awa,

Ko Horota tōku waka,

Ko Ohako toku marae,

Ko Rongowhakaata, ko Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki,

Ko Ngai Tamanuhiri oku iwi

No Turanga nui a kiwa ahau,

Ko Amanda toku ingoa

Kemp has worked as an artist both in Aotearoa and Europe, and over a 30-year period has perfected working in multiple mediums.

She specialises in hand-built ceramic sculpture, often in the form of wall installations.

Her work is very intuitive and energy-based.

She works in what she describes as a state of ‘No Mind’ and therefore prefers not to hold onto concepts which determine her work. 

She does, however, focus on the integrity of her making processes, as she feels the artwork has the ability to He Mau Pūngao (hold energy).

In respect of this, she prefers to use natural materials such as wild clay and oxides, and often includes methods that require the elements (fire, earth and water).

Kemp's work is deeply localized to her whenua homeland but is also expansive in spirit. 

Her touchstone is the dynamic between light and shadow in our human experience, which expands to all.

Ruku i te pō, ruku i te ao.

Delve into the dark, emerge in the light.