Catalogue for the exhibition 'In-Habit: Project Another Country' at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, Sydney, by Brisbane-based Filipino-born artists Alfredo Juan Aquilizan and Isabel Gaudinez-Aquilizan, from June to August 2012. In-Habit is a two-part work centred around the plight of the Badjao, or Sea Gypsies, a marginalised ethnic group in the Philippines. In reference to their stilt houses in shanty towns, the first part of the installation consists of towers of cardboard boxes supported by steel scaffolding, proliferating over the course of the exhibition as members of the public add elements to it. The other component is a three-channel video work featuring the underprivileged Badjao children who make a living on the streets of Filipino cities by performing rap music infused with their local dialect. Through the exhibition the artists explore themes of displacement and temporality, adaptation and resilience. Felicity Fenner writes, 'Like many artists who have first-hand experience of shifting between cultures, the Aquilizans create work that is informed by the struggle of displacement, but also advantaged by the bird's-eye view afforded by seeing one's place of origin from the distant perspective of another place. The current iteration of their Another Country series, In-habit, explores the culture of the Badjao people through the lens of the artists' own diasporic psyche.'
With preface by Gene Sherman, essay by Felicity Fenner and artists' interview. Selected biography and bibliography of the artists are provided.
With preface by Gene Sherman, essay by Felicity Fenner and artists' interview. Selected biography and bibliography of the artists are provided.
Access level
Onsite
editor
Location code
MON.AIA2
Language
English
Keyword
installation,  video art,  participatory art,  community art,  diaspora,  solo exhibition
Publication/Creation date
2012
No of pages
160
ISBN / ISSN
9780980776348
No of copies
2
Content type
artist monograph, 
catalogue
Chapter headings
Tallstoria - Felicity FENNER
An Interview with Alfredo and Isabel Aquilizan - Dolla S. MERRILLEES
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