SWEDISH visual artist and violinist Jeanette Kamphuis came to the Philippines nine years ago to visit her elder brother Stefan. Little did she know then that this would lead her to make the country her new home.
After traveling to 96 countries, Jeanette realized that her heart truly belongs to the Philippines. She has fallen so in love with Filipinos ' warmth and friendliness that she has not come back to her former home in Florida nor in Helsingborg in southern Sweden, where she was born.'The Philippines has reinforced my smiles,' Jeannete tells The Manila Times.'The and ability of Filipinos to smile despite adversity have made me decide to make this country my home,' she adds.
A crowd favorite at one exhibition at the height of the coronavirus pandemic was her series of jellyfish paintings, which exemplifies belongingness and kinship.'I urge all who connect with me and my art to take care of the earth, to treasure it, to learn all that we can about it,' she adds. 'Our bodies are microcosms of this planet and we owe to our earth to nurture and to respect our planet.
Artist Uses Gift To Make Filipinos Smile
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