Kahilu is excited to announce solo exhibitions by artists Jisoo Boggs and Lucy Cotter / LaoiseachNí Choitir – two contemporary artists with international backgrounds who explore geologic formations through different lenses. 

In Kahilu’s Suli T. Go Gallery, Portland-based Irish artist, Lucy Cotter/Laoiseach Ní Choitir presents a series of photographs, drawings, and video works exploring the relationship between language and place. She juxtaposes ways of seeing the world in the Gaelic language (Gaeilge) with those inherent in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, exploring shared imaginaries and unique perspectives in these two ancient languages from colonized island cultures. Her work embraces the current revitalization of her native language and reflects on the complexity of living as an immigrant on colonized land. Dinnshenchas refers to the stories, myths, and knowledge of place, including its topography, and the origins of place names. It also refers to oral poetry that recorded this knowledge, combining the rhythm of language and landscape.

Jisoo Boggs, a ceramic artist living and working in Kailua-Kona, presents Formations in Kahilu’s Simperman Gallery. Boggs began studying art on her home island of Jeju in South Korea and later earned her MFA from Hongik University (Seoul). Over the years, she has developed a distinctive approach through her incredible skill and careful observations of the natural world. Boggs’ first solo exhibition features a diverse array ceramic objects, wall installations, spatial installations, and mixed media works – each designed to reveal the artists’ refined sense of harmony. Boggs has been living in Hawaiʻi for the past decade and has previously exhibited in Korea, Taiwan, the mainland US, and Hawai’i and has received multiple awards.

Both exhibitions open with public reception on Friday, July 31 from 5-7pm.