PIKO
Filmmaker Christopher Kahunahana, Kumu Hula Lanakila Mangauil and Artist Nicole Naone; take their protection of Maunakea to the Honolulu Museum of Art with a fully immersive installation: PIKO
Shot over the course of two years at 8,000 ft above sea level on island of Hawaiʻi at Puʻukoli, this is the first time Maunakea, Maunaloa and Hualalai have been filmed simultaneously in 360° presented in time-lapse, in both Virtual Reality and projection.
Learn more about PIKO, the ARTISTS involved in creating it, the OLI utilized, and the different ways in which you can KŪ KIAʻI MAUNA by visiting PikoVirtualReality.com
(pī'-ko), n.
Navel, umbilical cord; blood relative, genitals; summit or top of a hill or mountain; crest; crown of the head; purity.
Whether it be a dynasty’s collection of fine art, or religious relics - museums house and protect that which is sacred. Within indigenous communities, the scale of these sacred objects increases tremendously: a sacred river, a sacred lake, a sacred mountain. Is a painting of a mountain more or less sacred than the mountain itself? This immersive experience collaborates with technology and exists as a bridge to the sacred.
The Hydrologic Cycle, Evolution, The Big Bang Theory - all are terms used to explain processes that have been described in intricate detail by kanaka maoli (indigenous Hawaiian peoples) for centuries. The oration presented in this piece, references these understandings and contextualizes Kanaka Maoli in Hawaiʻi not only geographically, but genealogically. These chants describe how we are not merely inhabitants of this place - we are its descendants, with a familial line spanning both time and space.
PIKO was shot at 8,888 feet above sea level, in 360° time-lapse on the island of Hawaiʻi at Puʻukohe (also referred to as Pu’ukoli). The eternal majesty of this place is undeniable.
He aliʻi ka ʻāina, he kauwā ke kanaka.
Kū Kiaʻi Mauna. Aloha ʻĀina. Kapu Aloha. ʻOiaʻiʻo.
HoMA
A part of our “Artists of Hawai‘i Now” public programming, this series of artists talks are inspired by the artists' individual practices, exchanging questions with each other for a creative dialogue about artistic process and community building. Hear from three featured artists from the exhibition: Christopher Kahunahana, Lanakila Mangauil, and Nicole Naone.
Moderated by exhibition co-curator Taylour Chang and special guest Mahina Paishon Duarte. "PIKO" was shot over the course of two years at 8,888 feet above sea level on the Island of Hawaiʻi and is the first time Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, and Hualālai have been filmed simultaneously in 360° time-lapse. The work is the product of collaboration between three Native Hawaiian artists: filmmaker Christopher Kahunahana, kumu hula Lanakila Mangauil, and artist Nicole Naone, who bring their protection of Mauna Kea to the gallery space by presenting arrestingly powerful visuals paired with oral chants expressing a Kānaka Maoli, or Native Hawaiian, worldview. The immersive installation features eight projections, 5.1 surround sound, and 8K 360° Virtual Reality displayed in a geodesic dome.