Join us for the second iteration of this new program series, ACTIVATIONS: After Hours at the Gallery. This event features an evening of “activations” unfolding in Schaefer International Gallery with live performance, movement, music, and interactive experiences that engage in dialogue with the current exhibition FOCUS.
The gallery will come to life in unexpected ways throughout the night, realized through performances that explore the exhibited work of Photography? End?, a collective of seven contemporary Japanese photographers who explore the relevance of photography in a rapidly evolving digital age.
Exhibiting artist Miki Nitadori will be present to lead talk story gatherings within her site-specific installation Odyssey:reflect, itself an immersive dimensional space that reinterprets generational photographs of Japanese American communities from Maui. Nitadori was born in Tokyo, grew up in Thailand, Hawai‘i, and Europe, and is currently based in Paris. As a migrant and an adult ‘Third Culture Kid,’ her multi-disciplinary works centered in photography explore the complexities of inner self and the interconnectedness of expression.
Spoken word artists Pam Nomura and Sage Simpson will present recitations of poetry throughout the evening that reflect and expand upon the unique vantage points of the exhibiting photographers. Nomura is a published poet, teacher, and facilitator of community healing through the arts, whose work has taken her throughout the continental US, Africa, and here in Hawai‘i. She is a founding member of the award-winning theater company, Fugitive Kind. Event attendees also will have the unique chance to contribute their own writings at a collaborative poetry station throughout the evening.
Other happenings include contemporary movement pieces inspired by Noh theater, a classical form of Japanese dance-drama that emphasizes deliberately slow pacing and minimal sound accompaniment. Tea master Munay will be engaging in the ritual of tea ceremony in the gallery, allowing the experience to unfold with subtle structure.
Exhibiting artist Yuji Hamada will contribute an experimental sound composition for a unique one-night only sonic experience in his installation space. His work in the exhibition, Scope, represents a brand-new series that explores light and matter on Maui through colored film captures of ocean horizons.
In the adjacent Yokouchi Pavilion & Courtyard, DJ O’Soulmain will be spinning a mix of ambient beats that expand the spirit of the exhibition beyond the gallery doors. Food and beverages will be available for purchase for outside dining and social mingling.
FREE Entry! All ages welcome!
Ticketed reservations required via the MACC Box Office
Pre-concert food & beverages available beginning at 5:00 pm. CLICK HERE for the menu.
