22/02/2026
i will always emerge from the dark
Mixed media
14x14
2026
This piece represents my resilience as an individual, no matter what challenges life throws at me. It is a reflection of my ability to bloom wherever I can, whenever I choose to. Even when the environment feels heavy, suffocating, or uncertain, I will always find a way to keep going. The flowers emerging from the darkness are forms taken from my past artworks; the fragments of who I have been. By bringing them back, I acknowledge my history, my growth, and the versions of myself that helped me survive.
This work is not about pretending the darkness does not exist. It’s about acknowledging it as part of my foundation. The darkness becomes the soil, the wounds become openings, the threads become proof that I am still connected to myself. No matter how deep the dark may feel, I will always emerge from it. I will bloom again and again, not because it is easy, but because it is who I am.
What a Time to be Aligned
Feb 26-Mar 8
Kapitolyo Art Space, Pasig City