Wailuku Wings — 8' x 8' x 3', Steel, Automotive Paint, Polyurethane
Commissioned by Imua Family Services, Small Town * Big Art, Maui Public Art Corps, County of Maui
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Description from the artist: "Commissioned for Imua Family Services' Discovery Garden, this sculpture provides an interactive experience where the youth of the center can stand in front of the work and feel a sense of awe, empowerment and play as the moment is captured for an ongoing photo project. Wailuku Wings feature translucent images of the island's governing watersheds in a design otherwise inspired by the two native butterfly species. This sculpture is strongly grounded in advanced research into the íāo Valley and Wailuku town. While touring the island, we observed the prevalence of water as a valuable resource, from the aqueduct in front of the Imua Discovery Garden to the drainage of íāo running through the center of town. Coming from the Arizona desert, we were struck by how similar Wailuku’s water concerns are to our own water issues. Through these observations, local cultural leaders matched our project with Maui's ʻŌlelo Noʻeau proverb: 'Lehua blossoms unfold because the rains tread upon them. It is the rain that brings forth the lehua blossoms'."
Project Video: https://vimeo.com/727525370

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