About this poster
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes reveals a land that seems still in the act of being born. A red glow cuts through the dark lava while a nēnē keeps watch beneath the scarlet blossoms of an ʻōhiʻa tree. The composition holds tension and silence with a striking economy of means. It evokes the adventure of reaching the far end of the Pacific, a fascination with forces still actively shaping the earth, and the nostalgia of travel posters devoted to the most distant horizons.
In the spirit of the WPA national park silkscreens, reinterpreted for Hawaiʻi Volcanoes. The story of the WPA posters →