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| Title: | Tides: Gender Beyond the Binary in Oceania | | Date: | 2/4/2026 (Wednesday) | | Address: | 141 Kalakaua St, Hilo, HI, United States, Hawaii 96720 | | Location: | Hilo, HI | | Hours: | Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 10:00AM 4:00PM HST | | Cost/Cover: | See Details | | Contact Info: | See Details |
| Details: | Tides: Gender Beyond the Binary in Oceania
Featuring works from FAFASWAG Collective, Connie M. Florez, Adriana Mhanga Lear, Dan Taulapapa McMullin, and Peter Waples- Crowe.
December 6th 2025 - February 27th, 2026
Opening December 5th at 6 pm
This exhibition delves into the fluid and evolving concept of the non-binary gender in Oceania a historically recognized identity in many Pacific cultures. Notes Kramarz, Just as the tides are shaped by the gravitational forces of the moon, sun, and Earth's orbit, our identities are continually formed by a complex interplay of time, external pressures, and cultural forces. Before Christian colonization, many Oceanic societies embraced a wide spectrum of gender identities beyond the binary of male and female. These third-gender roles were an integral part of the social and spiritual fabric of communities.
The exhibition showcases painting, photography, film, multimedia, and performance by four artists and the FAFSWAG collective. FAFSWAG is a Moana Oceanic arts collective of Mori and Pacific LGBTQI+ artists and activists, founded in Auckland, New Zealand in 2013.
The ten FAFSWAG artists collaborated on a series of portraits that integrate both novel and traditional artifacts, with dazzling and provocative results. EHCC will also present six films created by FAFSWAG, with a critical view of the colonial gaze and the different ways it has shaped the representation of Moana ocean people.
The Glades Project, a film by Connie M. Florez, will be shown throughout the exhibition. This documentary gives viewers a poignant look at a piece of Hawaii history through the voices of third gender individuals mah in traditional Hawaiian culture who in decades past performed at The Glades show lounge in Honolulu. There, they found refuge and self-acceptance in a world full of debilitating obstacles.
An installation with accompanying soundscape by Putu-O-Vavau-Lahi Dr Adriana M |
| Audience: | All Welcome | | Category: | Show | | Submitted by: | contributed |
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