Marikit Santiago embraces and layers imagery from the canon of Western art history with rich cultural symbolism that calls upon Philippine heritage, Catholicism, folklore, myth, and personal memories.
For We Eat This Bread, Santiago presents a series of works exploring The Last Supper, which provides the scriptural basis for the Eucharist. Santiago extends the story to consider the rituals, traditions, and structures that shape the artist’s cultural and social identities, examining the collective and personal with a reverent criticality that negotiates what is inherited, reclaimed, and nourished.
Marikit Santiago (collaboration with Maella Santiago, Santi Mateo Santiago, and Sarita Santiago), A Seat at the Table (Kapatid), 2022, acrylic, oil, and pen on found cardboard, 122 × 83cm. Photograph: Garry Trinh. Courtesy the artist and Fairfield City Museum & Gallery, Sydney
Fairfield City Museum & Gallery
12 November 2022 to 1 April 2023
Sydney
