Ka muhe'e, he i'a hololua: Kanaka Maoli art and the eluding of globalization in Hawaii

A symposium presentation by Herman Pi'ikea Clarke

Published on 01/20/2009

A lot of my work is about trying to find space within and against mainstream constructions in education and art practice. I’ve found connections for this effort with Maori/Native American/Aboriginal Australian efforts.

In the presentation, I draw upon an old metaphor of the squid as a means or theme for indigenous art to avoid assimilation in the global market. My thesis in the paper makes a connection with ancient knowledge to form an approach for the contemporary context.

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Melinda Rackham said

I’m not familiar with the squid metaphore – I assume its the many connected, yet independently functioning perspectives – but dont quiet see how this resists assimilation.. M

Posted at 01/31/2009 12:47

Ian Clothier said

Well, that makes being at the session all the more important.

Posted at 01/31/2009 22:57

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