Feted as one of The Outstanding Young Men for 2023, Tor Sagud, with his illustrated book ‘Igorotak’, introduces Igorot culture to a global audience
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has since been celebrated as a creative means of introducing local heritage, and has spawned spin-offs on Igorot tools, Igorot mythological creatures, and more. Because of his efforts, Sagud was announced on March 12 by Junior Chamber International Philippines as one of theRappler interviewed Sagud on his win, his origins as an artist, and his struggles as a creative worker in the Philippines. Some answers have been edited for brevity. Sagud: I’m a self-taught artist.
I returned to Baguio in 2016 and became one of the founders of the Pasa-Kalye Group of Artists, which played a major role in getting Baguio recognized as a UNESCO Creative City in 2018. At the same time, I was also taking teaching jobs from different schools. Basically, in order to continue to make comics, I needed to work non-stop and also teach artists to appreciate their own culture.
I also noticed that some of my young art students were ignorant of their own history and culture. Most of them were even vocal about using foreign elements in their concepts rather than local. Additionally, I’ve observed that a lot of children today don’t love reading anymore, especially if the books are text-heavy.
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