Portrait of Artist as Babaylan, 2013. Imelda Cajipe-Endaya. Exhibition Appassionata; Size 48 x 60 x 2 inches (diptych) Medium acrylic and polymer collage on canvas; Status Not available Share

Mar 7, 2022 · Be/Longing Babaylan transforms the Outer Space gallery as a safe space for queer bodies and identities to exist and be celebrated. Utilising a lens-based medium, Rhanjell …

Filipino shamans, commonly known as babaylan (also balian or katalonan, among many other names), were shamans of the various ethnic groups of the pre-colonial Philippine islands. …

a babaylan to breathe life into the forgotten spiritual leaders. Shielded by the forest, kneeling on a river, the subject offers a white lotus to symbolize purity and resilience; glowing to magnify her …

“Portrait of the Artist as Babaylan” is a self-portrait rendition of the artist in a drama-ritual that conflates the roles of healer, shaman and creator. By channeling her own persona into other …

Nov 15, 2012 · “The babaylan is a medium between heaven and earth, who heals, exorcises and restores harmony to her community. Her path begins with a mysterious call,” says a UP …

Information, books, articles and links on babaylan & related topics. Babaylan is a Visayan term. Other terms for this role around the Philippines are arbularyo, hilot, mombaki, …

One of the most important in a community or town was the “babaylan.” The babaylan was a traditional healer and an adviser to their leader. The babaylan was in charge of the community …

Marianita (Girlie) Villariba is a sociologist who practises ‘babaylan’ (mystical women) work. Girlie, as she is fondly referred to in Isis, talks about the indigenous ways of remembering and …

Aug 24, 2013 · Consider the original Babaylan and the realms she navigated, internalized and interfaced in her dance: She presided over all the rituals of her people, from planting to …