Projection of pandanus leaf sail made for the Kumeyaay people by women sail weavers of the Holau Vaka Taumako Association
in Taumako, Solomon Islands, Summer 2024. Photo: Kyle McDonald
Seaways
A PST ART + Science Collide Embodied Pacific Project event featuring screenings and panels navigating Indigenous wayfinding across water, walls, and wildfire
November 22, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
SME 149, Structural & Materials Engineering, UC San Diego
FILM PROGRAM
- Magellan Doesn’t Live Here, Mariquita “Micki” Davis, 2012 (6m)
- We, The Voyagers, Vaka Taumako Project, 2022 (44m)
- Ha Kwaiyo, Our Worlds (Catherine Eng), Ana Gloria (Martha) Rodriguez, Stan Rodriguez, Raymond Martinez, Hwaa Rodriguez, 2021-4 (15 minutes of selected clips from various works)
- MAATHAAW The Fire Within Us, Andrew Pittman and Lisset Valencia-Pittman/Condor Media, (10 minutes of production clips)
- Musical selections from Dylan Luna (Our Worlds) (15m)
FILM PANEL DISCUSSION
- Mario Borja and Mariquita “Micki” Davis (Sakman Chamorro Project)
- Delsie Betty Bosi, Mimi Kaveia George, and Kyle McDonald (Vaka Taumako Project)
- Ana Gloria (Martha) Rodriguez, Stanley Rodriguez, and Catherine Eng (Our Worlds ha kwaiyo projects)
- Andrew Pittman and Lisset Valencia-Pittman (Condor Media)
- Moderator: Vincent Diaz, UCLA
SAIL PANEL
- Delsie Betty Bosi, Mimi Kaveia George, Kyle McDonald, and Stan Rodriguez
Tipey Joa Native Warriors
- transborder cultural conservation and social justice
Bird Singing with Dylan Luna (Our Worlds)
Event sponsors
Getty PST ART, Tam O'Shaughnessy on behalf of Sally Ride Science@UC San Diego and the UC San Diego Executive Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, International Institute and Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts
Contact
Lisa Cartwright, lisac@ucsd.edu
About Embodied Pacific
A PST ART: Art and Science Collide partnership between UC San Diego Visual Arts and Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Embodied Pacific features projects by 30 artists working with researchers in laboratories, field sites, and archives in SoCal and the Pacific Islands. They invite immersive engagement in oceanography, Indigenous design, and critical craft through exhibitions, workshops, and programs at our six venues. Learn more about Embodied Pacific.