Fanatic Heart curator Cusson Cheng poses with GK members Marilyn Lopez, Christina Anire, Cristina Cayat and Jonalyn Molina (Photo by Jonalyn Milante)
Guhit Kulay, a group made up of Filipino domestic workers, will hold the first screening of an animated film produced by its members at Para Site Hong Kong on Feb. 19. The project is in collaboration with Justyna Kabala, a curator and educator based in the United Kingdom.
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Guhit Kulay president Marilyn Lopez, along with members
Maria Christina Anire, Jonalyn Molina, Marichel Tomines, and Cristina Cayat
worked with Kabala through zoom for over a year to come up with the short film
that focuses on the plight of domestic workers during the pandemic.
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The film touches on the workers’ mental and emotional health and how they were able to conquer their fear of uncertainty, including the possibility of losing their jobs, due to Covid.
The film runs for only 10 minutes but the event which
starts at 3pm, will last for at least an hour as it will include 35 minutes of
sharing with guests and moderators, and another 10 minutes of a question and answer
session with the audience.
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Alongside the screening, the Fanatic Heart
exhibition which is currently ongoing at Para Site art centre in Quarry Bay will
continue to run until Feb. 26. Among the artists exhibiting at the invitation
of curator Cusson Cheng are GK members Lopez, Anire, Molina and Cayat.
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The four are among 15 artists from Asia Pacific and the only Filipinos invited to take part in the exhibition which is Cheng’s curatorial debut.
Cheng worked with the artists involved through
zoom initially, and got to see them face to face only midway through the
preparation.
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The participating Filipino artists were asked to
pick a topic from their personal background. Thus, Lopez created a sculpture that
relates to the Black Nazarene, Anire painted a detailed art depicting a
Babaylan or Filipino shaman, Molina painted a mestiza woman she called Marian
Rivera, while Cayat referenced her Benguet heritage by using fabric to express
her thoughts on the lost art of tattooing.
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Their works aim to interpret their understanding
of the fandom culture in the Philippines.
To get to the Para Site art centre, take the MTR
and get off at the Quarry Bay station, then take exit C to King’s Road. The
address is 22nd floor, Wing Wah Industrial Building, 677 King’s
Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong.
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