Waikiki Parc Features Momoe Nakajima
June 8, 2017 - September 14, 2017Waikiki Parc Hotel, 2233 Helumoa Road, Waikiki
Momoe Nakajima芒鈧劉s sculptures are highlighted as part of an expanded arts partnership of the University of Hawai芒鈧渋 at M脛聛noa (UHM), the Halekulani and its sister hotel, the Waikiki Parc.
Momoe Nakajima, a Hawai芒鈧渋-based artist, is inspired by her connections to Japan and Hawai芒鈧渋. She states, 芒鈧揂s the saying goes, 芒鈧淗ome is where the heart is.芒鈧劉 Being born in Japan, yet raised in Hawai芒鈧渋, this sentiment holds special relevance. The distance between me and my Japanese heritage has grown, and while at times I experienced feelings of rootlessness, I芒鈧劉ve come to identify Hawai芒鈧渋 as my home.芒鈧
Her recent works include several pairs of a ceramic figure and a jar. The jar accompanies and grounds the figure while providing guidance like an "芒鈧渁umakua," a Hawaiian personal or family god. Each pair reflects its bond through matching surface designs that feature plants and flowers from Japan and Hawai芒鈧渋. For Nakajima, they represent home, old and new, and past and present, as she continues to explore and define where she belongs.
Nakajima, the recipient of a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Department of Art + Art History, UHM (2017), concurrently attended both UHM and Windward Community College (WCC). Since 2014 she has held two art-related jobs at WCC芒鈧漦iln and glaze technician at the ceramics studio and exhibition installation assistant at Gallery 芒鈧淚olani.
In 2017 Nakajima was honored with the UHM Ceramic Faculty Book award. Her artwork has been presented at The Art Gallery, UHM, in "SYSTEMS: 2017 Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition;" and at Gallery 芒鈧淚olani, WCC, in "Confluence 4," (2016); "Ka Waiwai Mohala," (2014); and "Confluence 3," (2011).
On June 8, Guitarist Christopher Hopper will provide music at the opening reception in this series of up-and-coming young artists芒鈧劉 exhibitions at the Waikiki Parc. In 2016, he received a Bachelor of Music degree in performance from the Department of Music, UH M脛聛noa. He has also studied with guitar virtuosos Carlos Barbosa Lima, and the Brazilian Guitar Duo芒鈧劉s Douglas Lora and Jo脙拢o Luiz.
http://www.hawaii.edu/art/exhibitions+events/exhibitions/?p=3118
SPONSORS: University of Hawai芒鈧渋 at M脛聛noa Department of Art + Art History, College of Arts + Humanities, and Waikiki Parc Hotel 芒鈧 Hospitality Sponsor for the Arts at UH M脛聛noa
Image: "Put Down Roots (Chrysanthemum x Monstera)," 2017
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dimensions vary
Photographer: Chris Rohrer
Courtesy of the artist.
Ticket Information
Daily operational hours of the hotel. Admission is free. Complimentary parking with hotel validation.
Event Sponsor
Art + Art History, Mānoa Campus
More Information
Sharon Tasaka, 808-956-8364, gallery@hawaii.edu,
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