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Jennifer Goya
Biophilia<\/em><\/strong>, 2022
Single Channel Animation
4 minute 45 sec

Biophilia by definition is a term used to describe the human need to connect to nature. It is also the title of an experimental film that visualizes a landscape of young \u02bb\u014dhi\u2018a lehua trees growing in an open lava field. Each tree is positioned in a dreamlike spotlight that slowly fades. First, the landscape fades away followed by one tree at a time. \u014chi\u02bba lehua is sacred in Hawaii–it\u2019s the physical manifestation of several Hawaiian deities and also known for its resilience, as it\u2019s one of the first plant life to break through lava to sustain other plant life. While \u02bb\u014dhi\u2018a lehua manifests life in nature, it does so in personal relationships as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biophilia<\/em> is part of a series about Rapid \u014chi\u02bba Death (ROD). The series features an interactive multimedia installation (Remember \u014chi\u02bba<\/em><\/a>) that was on display in the Fall 2021 at the Honolulu Museum of Art\u2019s Artists of Hawaii Now exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exhibition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foothills Art Association<\/a><\/strong>
Island to Inland<\/em>
Digital Art Gallery
La Mesa, CA
May 15, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mosesian Center for the Arts<\/strong><\/a>
Watertown, MA
May 17 – June 21, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Video Sound Archive<\/strong><\/a>
Season 8
October 6, 2023 @ 9 pm ET

Digital Art Society of Hawaii<\/strong><\/a>
Pauahi Tower Gallery
Honolulu, Hawaii
September 10 – November 5, 2022
<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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