TEMPLE CHILDREN presents

‘KINDRED SPIRITS: Exploring Interrelationships Between People, Places and Planet Earth,’ EAST HAWAI‘I CULTURAL CENTER, MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART

‘The Decomposition Committee’ installation by Aaron Glasson and Ellet Rutt at Kalākaua Park in Downtown Hilo.

‘The Decomposition Committee’ installation by Aaron Glasson and Ellet Rutt at Kalākaua Park in Downtown Hilo.

Our ‘KINDRED SPIRITS: Exploring Interrelationships Between People, Places and Planet Earth,’ was an immersive and sensory group exhibition and the product of an experimental artist residency. Mahalo nui to the East Hawai’i Cultural Center Hawai’i Museum of Contemporary Art, the County of Hawai’i, Keaukaha One Youth Development, and NOVO Painting, who made this project possible.

‘Kindred Spirits’ addresses our collective global consciousness and commitment to permaculture as a critical tool in determining the future of our planet. This experiential collection of mixed-media installations, public murals and film embodies our shared empathy for one another and the will to act collectively to better serve the environments we are fundamentally reliant on. The ‘Kindred Spirits’ exhibition showcases artists of varying backgrounds and mediums to explore the points where art and environmentalism intersect, celebrating the diversity of ideas, cultures and people, and honoring our collective home, Planet Earth.

Interior Artworks and Installations by 

THING THING - MEGGS - YOSKAY YAMAMOTO

 LAUREN YS & LOUIS JENSEN - ELLEN RUTT - JONNY ALEXANDER

Light Installation by 

PATRICK ETHEN

Film by

EMAD RASHIDI

Kalākaua Park Installations by

AARON GLASSON & ELLEN RUTT

Public Murals by

JARUS - LAUREN YS - MEGGS

Installations by THING THING and MEGGS, addressing plastic waste and climate change.

Installations by THING THING and MEGGS, addressing plastic waste and climate change.

‘Deep Blue,’ a light sculpture by Patrick Ethen (Detroit, MI).

‘Deep Blue,’ a light sculpture by Patrick Ethen (Detroit, MI).

‘Plastic’s a Beach’ installation by THING THING, made entirely from plastic waste collected on the Big Island.

‘Plastic’s a Beach’ installation by THING THING, made entirely from plastic waste collected on the Big Island.

Installations and artworks by Aaron Glasson, Ellen Rutt and Jonny Alexander.

Installations and artworks by Aaron Glasson, Ellen Rutt and Jonny Alexander.

‘Harvest Moon’ installation by Yoskay Yamamoto.

‘Harvest Moon’ installation by Yoskay Yamamoto.

‘Kindred Spirits’ Opening Night at the East Hawai‘i Cultural Center.

‘Kindred Spirits’ Opening Night at the East Hawai‘i Cultural Center.

Art and music in Kalākaua Park, Opening Night.

Art and music in Kalākaua Park, Opening Night.

Recap video by Artist-in-Residence Emad Rashidi.