Mixed media artist Cruz navigates her sense of identity through personal experiences with mental health and intimate experiences. THE THINGS THAT MAKE US, US. uses cyanotypes to connect the artist's past to her present—working through themes of vulnerability, intimacy, loss, and self-discovery.
Presented in partnership with The Kapisanan Philippine Centre for Arts and Culture.
Listen as artist Cruz, Kapisanan Program Manager, Patricia Abuel and Curator of Education and Community Outreach Leila Fatemi discuss exhibition themes and processes on G44 Digital.
Cruz is a first-generation Filipino artist based in Mississauga and Toronto. Her work explores the human emotion while navigating her own mental health experiences. Primarily recognized as a lens-based artist, Cruz frequently engages in creative exploration through poetry and mixed media.
The Kapisanan Philippine Centre for Arts and Culture is a grassroots organization in Toronto/Tkaronto that uses arts and culture as a way of critically engaging Filipino/a/x youth and their meaningful role in society. Acknowledging our presence on Turtle Island as racialized settlers and our histories as colonized peoples, we ground our work in the values of decolonization. Kapisanan supports the professional and artistic growth of Filipino/a/x youth through the provision of art programming, mentorship, and leadership development.
