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Bakunawa
Limited edition of 30. Size: 60 x 80 cm.
Gicleé print on 320gsm Hahnemuehle Ultrasmooth fine art matte paper.
Price: 180 EUR
Gicleé print on 320gsm Hahnemuehle Ultrasmooth fine art matte paper.
Price: 180 EUR
What makes this print unique
- This artwork is commissioned and sold exclusively by The Few Gallery.
- Each print will be produced individually and delivered with a signed certificate of authenticity.
- Once sold out, this artwork will be never printed again.
- 10% of our profits will be donated to Survival International.
Artwork description by artist
- This artwork is commissioned and sold exclusively by The Few Gallery.
- Each print will be produced individually and delivered with a signed certificate of authenticity.
- Once sold out, this artwork will be never printed again.
- 10% of our profits will be donated to Survival International.
Artwork description by artist
The piece is based on one of our local dieties called The Bakunawa. It's a serpent/dragon that eats up the moon at night time. Our ancestors believed that the Bakunawa is the cause of eclipses. To scare the Bakunawa into spitting out the moon back into the skies, ancient Filipinos would make noise with pans and pots.
To make the scene cinematic and epic, I included one Pintado (a Tattooed Native) and have him strike the first noise/note. At the background you can see the lights of the houses starting to flicker...
...In a few minutes the whole valley will be filled with men and women making noise...