Dr. Blessyl Buan

ALT Rara: Reweaving Diasporic Futures. What happens to the generation born on settler land? Embodied repression. The weave of cultural knowledge passed down through the matrilineal line is broken, disrupted by generations of cultural amnesia caused by colonialism, migration and assimilation. What if the calling back of one’s spirit can only be reconciled through a reconnecting to the land and objects of the past? Rara is the art and tradition of weaving banig, the Philippine mat. For the generation trying to rise from a rooted place, there is hope. Follow the call of the unwoven fibres, the etheric cords of your ancestors. Reweave your story. Remember your past. Reclaim your future. Artistic direction and performance by Blessyl Buan @drblessyl DOP and editing by @ivivimedia Music by @Gingee “Keep Moving” Blessyl Buan is a multigenerational, multidisciplinary artist whose expressions span from healing, visual and dance arts. drblessyl.com