Navigating our Future (February 2019)
TECHS, Pangeaseed Foundation
Mural at 1774 Lower Main St., Wailuku
TECHS, Pangeaseed Foundation
Mural at 1774 Lower Main St., Wailuku
Navigating our Future (February 2019)
TECHS, Pangeaseed Foundation
Mural at 1774 Lower Main St., Wailuku
Artist statement: “My mural is in collaboration with @pacificwhalefoundation and features Maui’s very own navigator Kalā and her son Te Kauri. Kalā is helping to ensure the future of wayfinding and traditional ocean voyaging are maintained for the next generation. In order to be a traditional navigator your observation skills have to be of the utmost highest level. Noticing such changes like the impacts on land affect our oceans and how we navigate.
To not only navigate by the stars but also navigate the challenges facing our oceans and ecosystems of today, we will have to better observe what’s happening around us; the changes in our climate, habits, our impact on the environment, the teachings of our elders and the wisdom of our ancestors planted in nature patiently waiting for us to uncover what we thought was once lost. From the mountain tops to the sea we must care for it all and everything in between.
As part of the collaboration with @pacificwhalefoundation for this mural, the task was to incorporate the endangered Hawaiian false killer whale depicted in the star constellation. For navigators, stars play an important roll in wayfinding. Stories and tales were specifically created to ensure that the way to find a certain place was remembered. It was also told in such a way a child could remember the tale thus, allowing us indigenous Maori and guardians of both land and sea to hand our sacred knowledge down through the generations.”
PHOTOS: Tre' Packard
TECHS, Pangeaseed Foundation
Mural at 1774 Lower Main St., Wailuku
Artist statement: “My mural is in collaboration with @pacificwhalefoundation and features Maui’s very own navigator Kalā and her son Te Kauri. Kalā is helping to ensure the future of wayfinding and traditional ocean voyaging are maintained for the next generation. In order to be a traditional navigator your observation skills have to be of the utmost highest level. Noticing such changes like the impacts on land affect our oceans and how we navigate.
To not only navigate by the stars but also navigate the challenges facing our oceans and ecosystems of today, we will have to better observe what’s happening around us; the changes in our climate, habits, our impact on the environment, the teachings of our elders and the wisdom of our ancestors planted in nature patiently waiting for us to uncover what we thought was once lost. From the mountain tops to the sea we must care for it all and everything in between.
As part of the collaboration with @pacificwhalefoundation for this mural, the task was to incorporate the endangered Hawaiian false killer whale depicted in the star constellation. For navigators, stars play an important roll in wayfinding. Stories and tales were specifically created to ensure that the way to find a certain place was remembered. It was also told in such a way a child could remember the tale thus, allowing us indigenous Maori and guardians of both land and sea to hand our sacred knowledge down through the generations.”
PHOTOS: Tre' Packard
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About PangeaSeed: PangeaSeed is an international collective of artists and activists whose mission is to harnesses the power of art, science, and creativity to generate awareness and effect positive change surrounding global ocean environmental issues. Their February 2019 “Mauka to Makai" proposal to SMALL TOWN * BIG ART brought together 19 artists from around the world to address some of today's most pressing issues affecting our marine and freshwater resources through large-scale, purpose-driven public art.
Learn More: SMALL TOWN * BIG ART Welcomes PangeaSeed Foundation to Wailuku Town (1/24/19) | Team of Artists to Paint Murals Throughout Wailuku and Central Maui (1/25/19) (1/27/19) | Proof of Concept (1/31/19) | Six Months In! SMALL TOWN * BIG ART (5/23/19) |