Kalookan – Köln
An Exhibit by Annatha Lilo Gutierrez
Visual artist Annatha Lilo Gutierrez is known for her printmaking, photography, design, and most famously, her works on textiles and Philippine fabric.
“I was born into a world into a world of images—my father, a photographer from Kalookan, and my mother, a photographer from Köln. Their lenses shaped my way of seeing, but my hands sought texture, pattern, and material. From this inheritance, I found my voice as a textile artist, printmaker, and designer.
My practice moves between repetition and variation, between tradition and experimentation. Printmaking grounds me in process and patience while textiles allow me to weave stories of migration, memory, and identity. Design provides the bridge—making my work not only visual but also tactile, functional and accessible.
The dialogue between Kalookan and Köln runs through my work: contrast of rhythm, density, silence, and structures. In my pieces, I try to hold both at once, layering impressions like fabric, carving stories of lino, and shaping forms that belong to more than one place.
Ultimately, my art is an act of translation—between two parents, two cities and two ways of seeing—stitched into a practice that is wholly my own.”—Annatha Lilo Gutierrez, 2025, artist’s statement.
Exhibition Date
September 13 to 27, 2025
Opening Reception is on Sept. 13, Saturday, 4pm.
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