If the Indigenous Igorot concept of antayutani (“we will be projected far”) signifies a transmission of gangsa frequencies across vast distances, what then would that signal sound like as received from afar?
Recorded live with Phil Lomboy on September 11, 2022 for the opening of Hatak 2022 curated by Nica Aquino.
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Recorded live with Phil Lomboy on September 11, 2022 for the opening of Hatak 2022 curated by Nica Aquino.
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Filed under:
performance, sound, video, xuvenir
performance, sound, video, xuvenir
Sweep to Dream
found palm leaves, copper, cordura straps, s-hooks, 304x243cm, 2017
Found fallen palm leaves combine to form a giant broom (walis tingting); playing with both the mundane and cosmic aspects of this most humble and dependable of domestic objects.
Filed under:
mixed-media, sculpture
mixed-media, sculpture
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.
Filed under:
works on paper, drawing, process
works on paper, drawing, process
Traces
knife-scratched paper, white out, ink, found wood, acoustic ceiling tile, vinyl floor tile, aluminum frame, 46x61cm each, 2011
knife-scratched paper, white out, ink, found wood, acoustic ceiling tile, vinyl floor tile, aluminum frame, 46x61cm each, 2011
Approaching material with subtractive processes to reveal text and image. Scratching, etching, burning, and other means of erasure are employed to explore ideas about remembering and forgetting.
Filed under:
mixed-media, site-specific, works on paper
mixed-media, site-specific, works on paper
