Meet Kristian Kabuay | Balay Kreative Artist Resident | Baybayin Artist

Описание: Kristian Kabuay, one of Balay Kreative’s artists in residence, is a renaissance man. He defines himself as an artist and a cultural practitioner, but behind those titles there are layers of work and histories of wisdom embedded within them that seem to be endless. Specializing in pre-Philippine script known as Baybayin, Kristian has translated his drive for decolonizing our cultural heritage into art, books, films, tattoos, fashion, augmented reality, a TED Talk - the list goes on.

As one of the artists who worked on our Balay Jeepney-Bus Mural at Kapwa Gardens, along with Sami See, Maya Fuji, and Malaya Tuyay, we’re lucky to have Kristian widening our knowledge of our indigeneity through modern aesthetics. It’s not an easy feat to awaken people to the ways of our ancestors, to make them question everything they know because their lives have been funneled through a system of colonization. But this is a challenge worth taking because the end goal is not necessarily to have all the answers, but rather to begin asking questions.

Read Kristian's full artist profile on our blog:
www.balaykreative.com/stories-content/preserving-indigenous-philippine-art-and-culture-with-kristian-kabuay

Follow Kristian on Instagram @kristian.kabuay
Check out more of his work at www.kabuay.com

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