The Hawai‘i Triennial: History, Place, Identity • Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina

MONDAY • March 28, 2022
4:15pm PDT | 1:15pm HST
with Joan Lander, Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina

via Zoom

The Pacific Basin Institute Lecture Series invites artists, curators, scholars, and activists to present bodies of work featured in the international exhibition, Hawai‘i Triennial 2022, Pacific Century – E Ho‘omau no Moananuiākea, which foregrounds the Hawaiian archipelago’s location at the confluence of Asia-Pacific and Oceania. Touching on the exhibition’s intersecting themes of history, place, and identity, guest speakers consider the question: how can local cultural rights and sovereignty struggles be articulated in a global exhibition platform? MORE INFO>

Joan Lander and Puhipau (1937–2016) of Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (“The Eyes of the Land”) are an independent video production team that, since 1981, has focused on the land and people of Hawai‘i and the Pacific. They exist to document and give voice and face to traditional and contemporary Hawaiian culture, history, language, art, music, environment and the politics of independence and sovereignty. Their over 100 documentary and educational programs have been seen on PBS, Hawai‘i public and commercial television stations, public access cable channels, and broadcast/cable networks in Canada, Aotearoa (New Zealand), Japan, Mexico and Europe. Their award-winning productions have been used by teachers and scholars in classrooms in Hawai‘i and throughout the world, and their iconic footage of the Hawaiian sovereignty movement has been featured in numerous documentaries by other producers.