Solomon Enos artist talk

October 12, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Mānoa Campus, Hamilton Library Room 306 and on Zoom - Register below

Noted Native Hawaiian artist Solomon Enos will give an artist talk about his exhibit “ʻŌnaehana Malu—Peace Systems” currently on display in the Elevator Gallery at Hamilton Library, University of Hawaiʻi at ԴDz. The talk will take place on October 12 at 4:00pm in Hamilton Library Room 306 and on Zoom.

The collection “ʻŌnaehana Malu—Peace Systems” was created during Enos’ visit in August 2023 to Bikini and neighboring atolls in the Marshall Islands where he experienced first-hand the impact of climate change compounded by the legacy of nuclear testing in the Pacific.

“As a Native Hawaiian artist I have been working with the Marshallese communities in Majuro and home in Honolulu to create murals and graphic novels about this multifaceted and ongoing tragedy, and after visiting islands that have become ghost-towns due to radioactive contamination, the trauma of the loss of land and history has had a massive inspirational impact on me,” said Enos.

Enos said the message he received during this life-changing trip was, “If we can harness great power to facilitate destruction, so too can we move in the polar opposite direction, turn our hands, minds and hearts to profound systems of peace.”

Refreshments will be served.


Ticket Information
Register in advance to attend via Zoom

Event Sponsor
Library Services, Mānoa Campus

More Information
Clem Guthro, 808-956-7205, guthroc@hawaii.edu

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