Artist: Hiroki Morinoue
About the work;
This proposal has gone through its own journey. I was asked to be thoughtful and non-political around Victoria Ward's legacy. She was a steward of her land, held cultural traditions with pride through her land stewardship for her people, and was a close friend of Queen Lili'uokalani. She also had seven daughters.
A Hawaiian fishpond is significant; it was once vibrant and common in this area as a cultural tradition that fostered a regenerative fishing practice to feed their people for generations to come.
The large ripple in the center symbolizes Victoria Ward. The smaller ripples surrounding the center ripple symbolize her seven daughters. The ripples themselves on the water's still surface symbolize the generational and regenerative impact that Victoria Ward had. The surface stillness, creating clear, solid ripples, marks a peaceful sense of place.
The two blue rings on the outside symbolize high and low tide. The black rocks are the suggestive visual of traditional rock walls, and the pathways become currents and entryways into the fishpond.
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