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Asuang - a frightening creature of Filipino folklore with an inherent multiple self; not only is she a hybrid of witch and vampire, but she is also a self-segmenter, discarding her lower half to hunt for viscera in the night.  If re-attachment is interrupted (by means of rubbing ash, spices, vinegar etc onto the lower half, or by hiding her lower half) then “the viscera sucker dies fragmented.” Here, a reconfiguration of the asuang narrative takes place, and mimicking its origins, once again becomes a product of inversions. Retaining the characteristically blood-shot eyes, these new translations of the asuang self-segment from the land itself – as they seemingly rise up and unearth themselves, carrying their homes on their backs. These transient monsters imply an absence of point of origin/destination (home), and instead embrace unfixity and growth.

modern asuang

asuang (and lower halves)


2009

13” x 9”

Etching and chine-collé

on Somerset. Edition of 5

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