For this Samar-born artist, embroidery is protest | via scoutmagph
In spite of her many diverse takes on social issues, Ja says her recent passion for this had more of a “gradual discovery.” After graduating from the University of the Philippines Baguio, she worked as an editorial production assistant at the Philippine Daily Inquirer, where she was witness to the ins and outs of news clips and reports, and as a result, was exposed to a harsh world that most wouldn’t be privy to.
Protest art can be expressed in a number of ways and it’s constantly evolving—but to most, embroidery is a unique choice, since it’s almost a “meek” hobby that wouldn’t normally be associated with the loudness of activism. Why is this your medium of choice? My creative process usually starts with an existing message or social issue that many people are involved or affected with. I then think of how I can translate it into an art form, specifically an embroidered piece. Conceptualization takes as much time as transferring it into the fabric and I really try my best to come up with innovative concepts, if not original, every time.Tell us about the most challenging piece you’ve created.
At first glance, it’s a very clean and minimalist piece. What made it challenging was how to make it impactful with a story worth telling, so I thought of making it a performance piece. I took a video and recorded the process. I took out a pair of scissors and opened the “bodies.” I pulled out what’s inside—excess, tangled threads in different, vibrant colors. The stories are inside the bodies: 12,837 different stories stitched during their lifetime.
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