The Balangay, ancient boats of the Philippines, are reimagined as bio-synthetic alien forms seemingly phasing into the structure of Brisbane Powerhouse. The installation is made using bamboo, plastic discards, and other found objects, representing the collision between traditional techniques and modern waste.

From the south of the Philippines, the artist grew up in a city that evolved from the fishing industry. His creative influences came from sci-fi films and animation and he has integrated his practice towards developing a distinct Philippine sci-fi language. This imagined world explores a scenario wherein the artist’s home country becomes the destination for the world’s trash and how its people may adapt to a hybrid ecology of plastics and nature, whilst intersecting with pre-colonial mythology.

Find this large-scale installation in the surrounds of Powerhouse Plaza.

This project is supported by Reverse Garbage Queensland and Redland City Council