We Are Like Air
Xyza Cruz Bacani solo photography exhibition
at Glendale Community College, Sierra Vista Building; Glendale, CA
Xyza Cruz Bacani solo photography exhibition
at Glendale Community College, Sierra Vista Building; Glendale, CA
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Puro Arte's "ka٠sining٠an" in cooperation with Glendale Community College presents
Xyza Cruz Bacani A Solo Exhibition "We Are Like Air" Award-winning photographer Xyza Cruz Bacani tells the story of her mother, a Filipina domestic worker who has spent half of her life in Hong Kong. Also featuring other female migrant domestic workers, this compilation of Bacani's characteristic black-and-white photographs offers a poignant account of their life away from home and reveals a lesser-known side of Hong Kong beyond the city's skyscrapers and mega malls. In We Are Like Air, Bacani, who used to be a domestic worker herself, reclaims the story of the migrant worker that has been told countless times by others. This time around, she is telling their own tale - not as victims but as champions who have overcome the hardships life has tossed at them as they leave their families behind in their home country. The book portrays the experience of millions of mothers, daughters and families whose lives have been disrupted by migration. We Are Like Air because migrant workers are often treated like air, invisible but important. The works are on loan from Christine Park Gallery in New York. Coordinators: Reuben Domingo, Irene Suico Soriano Exhibition Designer: Nica Aquino About Xyza Cruz Bacani: Xyza Cruz Bacani (b.1987) is a Filipina Street and Documentary Photographer based in Hong Kong. Having worked as a second-generation migrant domestic worker in the city, she used photography to raise awareness about under-reported stories, focusing on the intersections of labour and human rights. She is one of the Magnum Foundation Photography and Social Justice Fellow 2015, has exhibited worldwide, won awards in photography and is the recipient of a resolution passed by the Philippines House of Representatives in her honour, HR No. 1969. Xyza is a WMA Commission grantee, a Pulitzer Center, and Open Society Foundation Moving Walls 2017 grantee, she is one of the BBC’s 100 Women of the World 2015, 30 Under 30 Women Photographers 2016, Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2016, a Fujifilm Ambassador and author of the book "We Are Like Air" (WE Press, 2018). xyzacruzbacani.com puroarte.org |
"We Are Like Air"
Opening Reception: Wednesday, November 20, 1-2:30PM RSVP by 12:00 noon, Monday, November, 18, 2019 through Eventbrite to obtain limited free parking. EVENTBRITE LINK: http://bit.ly/wearelikeair Exhibition Dates: November 20 - December 17, 2019 Glendale Community College
1500 N. Verdugo Road Sierra Vista Building/ SV 105 Faculty Innovation Center Glendale, CA 91208 |
