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'Au'a
In 2019, Landgraf made a collection called “ ‘Au’a.” Landgraf's collection is one part of four pieces of the “Honolulu Biennial 2019 works at the Honolulu Museum of Art”. ‘Au’a is a collection of 108 photographic portraits of Native Hawaiians who have made a positive impact on change in Hawaii. “The 108 participants in this 2019 project are artists, activists, friends, community leaders, and academic colleagues”. Written across the participants face and neck is, "I am not American". A reference of chanted words from Doctor Haunani K. Trask. Doctor Trask said this chant at the Iolani Palace in 1993. Landgraf got the idea for the concept in 2012 when she went to a “National Endowment for the Humanities Bridging Cultures Conference,” and saw that there was no Native Hawaiian perspective there. People got up and said their message with the opening being “I am a proud American.” When it was time for Landgraf, she opened by saying “I am not American.” She was met with confusion and others disagreeing .It was not easy for Landgraf to get participants for her project, she was met with refusals.They risked losing their jobs, the politics behind it, and being too close to home for them as well. They feared family, friends, and  colleagues would see and not agree with them. The message behind this piece is the, “native Hawaiian people stepped up to disclaim America.”


 * 1) Griffith, Lesa. “Honolulu Biennial 2019: Kapulani Landgraf on ʻAu‘a.” | Honolulu Museum of Art, 15 Mar. 2019, honolulumuseum.org/stories/2019/03/art-of-hawaii/honolulu-biennial-2019-kapulani-landgraf-on-%ca%bbaua/.
 * 2) Wong, Kathleen. “Kapulani Landgraf: 'Au'a: Voices of Those Who Refuse III.” Honolulu Museum of Art Blog - Honolulu Museum of Art Blog, 2019, blog.honoluluacademy.org/kapulani-landgraf-aua-voices-of-those-who-refuse-iii/.
 * 3) Mason, Ngahiraka. "Contemporary Art in Honolulu in the Spring of 2019." American Quarterly, vol. 72 no. 1, 2020, p. 233-255. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/aq.2020.0011.