MARILYN TALEO HAVINI | 'Kangu wharf, Buin' | Oil on canvas

"This painting documents the Kangu wharf in Buin.  A small Methodist Mission school was located next to the Buin primary school at Kangu beach. It was attended by Moses and many boys from other parts of the island. In his memoir Moses remembers the hours he spent with other boys exploring the relics, tunnels and dungeons left behind after the Japanese military’s occupation of this area in World War 2. The beach further up near Malabita was also a key defensive position during the Bougainville conflict and only a short distance from the Solomon Islands Province of Choiseul provided a launching and landing site for boats seeking to run the blockade."

MARILYN TALEO HAVINI | 'Kangu wharf, Buin' | 2023 | Oil on canvas | H 46 x W 50 mm