I am a Filipina-Irish artist and educator, whose practice celebrates and is often driven by the making process and material manipulation.
My degree project seeks to recognise human perseverance through difficult times, and to celebrate human connection. I want my work to remind us of the power of coming together despite our differences, even through something so simple as textiles – making something to be cherished, together. I enjoy facilitating projects in collective textile making, and invite you to participate and add to my project, The Mycelial Network.
Inspired by Japanese couture designers, such as Rei Kawakubo and Issey Miyake, I seek to subvert the saprophytic nature of mushrooms and their mycelium network, and to explore this metaphorically through sewing, textile and heat manipulation techniques.
The Mycelial Network can be viewed as an interactive event, open to all and not necessarily limited to being exhibited in a gallery space.
