samut-samot, Tagalog
[ˈsa.mut ˈsa.mot]
Definition:
1. adj.;
heterogeneous; diverse; entangled and layered in complex ways
Maraming samut-samot na dahilan kung bakit nagkaganito ang ating pagtuturo ng sining. | There are many complex reasons why we teach the arts this way.
2. n.;
miscellaneous collection
Ang trabahong ito ay samut samot na mga papel. | This artwork is a mixed collection of papers.
[ˈsa.mut ˈsa.mot]
Definition:
1. adj.;
heterogeneous; diverse; entangled and layered in complex ways
Maraming samut-samot na dahilan kung bakit nagkaganito ang ating pagtuturo ng sining. | There are many complex reasons why we teach the arts this way.
2. n.;
miscellaneous collection
Ang trabahong ito ay samut samot na mga papel. | This artwork is a mixed collection of papers.
The work is comprised entirely of woven paper - Filipino education policies, Department of Education memoranda, Philippine laws and guidelines for families – stacked, coiled, twisted, and woven together to form a net. The emergent structure is both malleable and formidable, rigidly built yet flexible, a metaphor for the overt and invisible strengths and flaws of education and how these qualities affect art both as a subject in the curriculum and as a medium for education. It is an allusion to my own questions as an artist and an educator; how does one reconcile these identities in a manner that can challenge this entanglement of discourse and policy? How can I navigate the similarities and differences between art and education in a sea of compliance and expectation?
Samut-samot examines and comments on the intertwined relationships between policy, Filipino social values and discourses on employment, and the resulting valuation of art education. It explores the ways in which these create complex, layered, and rigid literal and metaphorical structures, and in turn invites its audience to do the same.
Samut-samot examines and comments on the intertwined relationships between policy, Filipino social values and discourses on employment, and the resulting valuation of art education. It explores the ways in which these create complex, layered, and rigid literal and metaphorical structures, and in turn invites its audience to do the same.