Gunita Photograph

Gunita - noun. Filipino word for “memory.” As title to my artwork, it tells the story of my family moving on from a recent lost: my father died April this year. The photograph of decomposing mango leaves--forming a visage--is a tribute to my father who had mango trees planted at our yard more than a decade ago. I took the photo of the decomposing mango leaves before they are burnt and cleared from our yard. While the act of cleaning the yard removes evidence of death [as seen in the fallen leaves], it also builds on the idea of spiritual cleansing by accepting mortality. Essentially, the mango trees and their fallen leaves are eternal reminders of death, but more importantly, the life lived, and the life-giving remembrances left behind.

Photography:Color on Other

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:10.8 W x 13.2 H x 0 D in

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