Sunday, December 2, 2012

Framing Paradise


Unfortunately, I only had about 15 minutes to check out this exhibit "Framing Paradise: Photography and Waikiki" before the UH gallery building closed. I must get back before the show ends on Dec 7! This subject matter is related to much of my semester focus. Luckily, I was able to check out he Daido Moriyama wing but hope to return to see the vintage postcard selection and archival photographs. Worth checking out if you are in the area and haven't seen the show yet!

Here's a blurb from the UH Manoa Campus Events Calendar:

"Millions of tourists flock to Waikīkī annually with cameras at-the-ready. Such travelers have been lured to and by Waikīkī for over a century—it is a place that has shaped the very idea of tourism. Early photographers snapped images of Waikīkī’s natural beauty, water sports, beaches, and cosmopolitan man-made structures. The amalgamation of these images created a visual mythology and iconography of Waikīkī that tourists sought to experience and capture for themselves. Through the medium of photography, "Framing Paradise: Photography and Waikīkī" explores interactions and encounters with Waikīkī.
"Framing Paradise: Photography and Waikīkī" features selections from "Hawaii," a portfolio by internationally recognized photographer Daido Moriyama, and from "Waikiki ’73," a portfolio by established Hawai‘i-based photographer Eric Yanagi, as well as over one hundred archival photographs taken by professionals and amateurs from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s. Written contributions by a number of local individuals bring a variety of voices and perspectives to the photographs on view. The education section of the exhibition provides visitors opportunities to compare significant events in the development of photography and Waikīkī."
Image from UH Manoa exhibition "Framing Paradise: Photography and Waikiki"

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