Description
Artist: John Paul Alave
Title: Mamalu and Tabunaway
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 48 x 48 inches
Year: 2022
Mindanao will focus on the resilience of the indigenous peoples of the southern Philippines as passed through generations of oral tradition. Kinding Sindaw will bring you into the lives of these two brothers who nurtured the land through rituals that depict the cycle of life (planting, harvesting, weddings, birthing, healing). Their colorful way of life is reflected through ritual dance movements of nature, particularly the water that reflects the serenity of the lake, the gentle ripple and the buoyant movements of the ocean.The story is accompanied by Kulintang gong music and chants of the Mindanao tradition-bearers. Mountains and rainforests are caught in the winds of fierce typhoons of this spirited land of the naga (dragon) and the Sarimanok (mythical bird) which are brought to life through the power of Silat martial arts movement.Woven in the legend are Mindanao’s history in which divide and rule tactics lead to the eventual desecration of this beauty by the colonizers who sought to plunder its wealth. For centuries, the descendants of Tabunaway and Mamalu are repeatedly invaded and sieged by foreign forces. Yet, they remain steadfast and rise from the ashes as they uphold the undaunted spirit of their ancestors whose resilience keep them unconquered.
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