March 4 – 17, 2023
Stuart Gallery
2nd Floor 6381 BE McArthur Highway Longos Malolos, Bulacan 3000
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“The absence of the witch does not invalidate the spell.”
– Emily Dickinson
Where witches have gone is an ode to Woman’s enchanting and irrepressible ability to creep through the crevices of a misogynist culture to evade extinction. For centuries, the image of the witch has been shrouded in darkness and fear no thanks to our 16th-century colonizers. A collective amnesia washed over us and a hatred towards the mystical and sensual tenets of our humanity pervades us even today.
However, we have heard and seen the soothsayers and fortunetellers of Quiapo. Analogous tropes also emerge in the media—femme fatale, enchantress, and the siren among others. What does this tell us? These are testaments that ‘witches’ are not gone. Rather, that they have morphed into other translations, slithered their songs along the margins though silenced in history books, and in this exhibit, have cast their own creativity in various works of art—paintings, needlework, etc.– to show this is where they have gone. This exhibit aims to reclaim the image of the witch as a symbol of feminine allure, and power, challenging the demonization of women’s autonomy and creativity.
– Omen
Participating Artists
Almeena Aguilar
Angelica So
Ara
Bea Aben
Chefdoevre Delgado
Daphne Gragera
Den Pascual
Erika Mayo
Fj Nieva
Fortia Tabuzo
Grace Santos
Jace
Jho Tiozen
Joyce Ignacio
Kristine Lagundino
Laura Abejo
Loreen
Luntian Kagubatan
Maia San Diego
Maricar Tolentino
Mariel Ylagan Garcia
Marrielle Palcon Cortes
Pamela Maceda
Porcia
Omen
Rasheeda
Rc Caringal
Riot Girl
Roda Du Alday
Selah
Vans Marquez
Vinizza Kitsune
