Ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonan
The video work “Ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonan | Those who do not look back to their origins, will not get to their destination” aims to tell of Filipina resistance and channelling one’s ancestor’s strength, in the process, and in order to make leaps and bounds forward in life. A much greater, considered way of being, especially in acknowledgement of the past.
It’s exciting for me to announce that I am a finalist for the SALA 2023 City Rural Emerging Artist award.
“Ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonan | Those who do not look back to their origins, will not get to their destination” radically disrupts ways of thinking, fracturing Filipina-Australian migration bias. At the heart lies an unravelling of perceptions of time and heritage, illuminating the richness of intra/intercultural cohesions — enabling us to grasp our senses of self, existing in this third space, with fortitude.
— Alanna Caluya
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Previous notice:
Official statement from the artist
1 August 2023, 10:00am
Due to unforeseen circumstances regarding the artist’s family member’s health, the video work “Ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonan | Those who do not look back to their origins, will not get to their destination” will not be showing this week.
This artwork is nominated for the SALA City Rural Emerging Artist Award.
Originally premiering on 1 August 2023, it will now be premiering on 11 August, 2023. Updates will be shown here.
The artist would like to say thank you to their supporters, the audiences, the SALA team and the judging panel, and everyone else looking forward to this work, for their patience and support.
Please send positive energies and love to the artist’s family, and keep their grandfather Paddy, in their prayers.
