Whitney Biennial 2026 | Art & Artists
Through Aug 23
Whitney Biennial 2026 | Art & Artists
kekahi wahi
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The grassroots film initiative kekahi wahi filmed this satirical resistance training workout on the shore at Kealakekua Bay on the Island of Hawai‘i. It was on this site in 1779 that the high chief Kalani‘ōpu‘u escaped a kidnapping by Captain James Cook, the British Royal Navy officer whose crews became known for spreading diseases to Indigenous people throughout the South Pacific. Today the bay is a major destination for tourists.
La iniciativa cinematográfica popular kekahi wahi filmó este entrenamiento satírico de resistencia en la costa de Bahía de Kealakekua en la isla de Hawái. Fue en este mismo lugar que en 1779, el máximo jefe Kalani‘ōpu‘u escapó de un intento de secuestro a manos del Capitán James Cook, el oficial de la Marina Real Británica cuyas tropas eran conocidas por propagar enfermedades entre los pueblos indígenas del Pacífico Sur. Hoy la bahía es un destino concurrido por turistas.
20-minute workout [WIP], 2023/2026
kekahi wahi (Sancia Miala Shiba Nash and Drew K. Broderick) and Bradley Capello, still from 20-minute workout (work in progress), 2023. Digital video, sound, color; 23:00 min. Released by Aupuni Space, starring Maddie Biven, Josh Tengan, Lise Michelle Suguitan Childers, Reise Kochi, Sean Connelly, and YOU. Kealakekua, Kaʻawaloa, Kona, Hawaiʻi. © kekahi wahi. Image courtesy the artists