Cathy Kata (Papua New Guinea), Mbu Walg Kupun II, c. 2009 plant fiber, jute fiber, paper mulberry bark, wood, seed, shell, feather, boar tusk, possum bone, plastic, natural dye
Credit noe tanigawa
Kapulani Landgraf (Hawai‘i) "Maluna nou ke ko‘iko‘i, M?hoe Mua" 2014. silver gelatin prints, iron nails, net of gut, capsules.
Credit noelle kahanu
In a show on now at the UH Art Gallery, contemporary artists from across the Pacific have used traditional ideas of binding and looping as a springboard for new works. HPR’sNoeTanigawa found they’re linked by a message.
Find out more about the exhibit, "Binding and Looping: Tansfer of presence in Contemporary Pacific Art"
Artists in this exhibit hail from Aotearoa/New Zealand, Cook Islands, the Marshalls, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga and Hawai‘i.
Some of the artists participated in the Guide by Cell program through Karen Kosasa's museum studies class. This is the last semester that the Guide by Cell program will be used on campus. If you would like to hear their voices and statements here is the info:
Dial 808-450-3006 and enter the 3-digit item number followed by the pound (#) key.
Brett Graham, "Snitch" 925#
Noelle Kahanu, "Kahili" 929#
Noelle Kahanu, "Mai Poina" 945#
Noana Nepia, "Kehua Wahangu" 934#
Lisa Reihana, "Te Po O Matariki" 941#
Filipe Tohi, "Nikoniko" 942#
Michel Tuffery, "Cookie's Crown" 944#
Michel Tuffery, "New Zealand Man in Cook Strait" 946#
Sheyne Tuffery, (no information) 938#
Most of the Hawaiian artists did not participate in the Guide by Cell because of traditional beliefs and because their words could be taken out of context.
