Siling Labuyo
2023, Mixed media (collaged recycled fabric and embroidery)
Original 11.5” x 17.5”
Also reproduced in seed packets 3.25” x 4.5”
Produced in collaboration with seed farmer, Star Apple Farm and seed keepers, Bahay215, to visually tell the stories of siling labuyo (wild chili), a Filipino ancestral crop, and why they are so important to the diaspora. The project was celebrated in a gathering at Villa Africana Colobó, a community garden in Norristown, where 5 other seed collaborations are unveiled and featured on Truelove Seeds packets. This project is supported by Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Community Spotlight program.
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Maria is a visual artist working in combined media, including film, video, animation, sound, photography, & installation. Her work explores individual and collective history as mediated experience. Her most recent work History in RGB combines images of Filipino history, popular culture, mythic folklore, landscapes, and creatures to propose alternatives to the systemic representations ordered by colonial narratives. Born in the Philippines, Maria immigrated to the US with my family at age 13. She received a BA in Studio Art & Art History from Rutgers College and an MFA in Studio Art at Hunter College-CUNY. Maria's work has been exhibited, screened and performed in the US and internationally.
