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Utang Na Loob

Utang na Loob is a performance that explores power dynamics, submission, and the artist as a racialized body. Rooted in the Filipino expression 'utang na loob', which translates to “eternal gratitude,” the piece examines acts of servitude, privilege, and reciprocity through intimate audience interaction. It begins with the artist discreetly sweeping the floor and painting her nails, gradually shifting perceptions of authority and control as the audience becomes active participants. Through symbolic gestures—mopping the floor with her clothing, being dressed and undressed, and navigating moments of vulnerability—the performance confronts colonial legacies, the construction of power, and the complexities of indebtedness.

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The photos are from the second iteration, taken by Andy Tran and Vincent Bolduc

Million thank you to these people;

Mai Bach-Ngoc Nguyen for inviting me! And to my newly found Quebec city homies: Tristan and Pepe <3 

            Jela and Bolduc for accompanying me to Quebec

To the folks of Outremont Gallery that allowed me to perform this piece in Montreal;

                                 

                                                                                           To La Centrale Powerhouse gallery

                                                   

                                                 To my dear friends and everyone that participated <3

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