The Snake & The Centipede
sumi ink on newsprint,
sumi ink on newsprint,
45x60cm each, 2020
A series of process-based sumi ink drawings on newsprint mimicking the hand-tapped tattoo process of the mambabatok (traditional Philippine tattooist), and the protective and spiritually-charged centipede and snake skin patterns found in the Mt. Province and Visayas regions of the archipelago, as well as throughout the Austronesian expanse.
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works on paper, drawing, process
works on paper, drawing, process
