Tag: expocision

• Machete of Paete and other Petrified Idols of Underdevelopment

  Machete Poster and sculpture by Paloy Cagayat. Photo: Lakan Sining. The town of Paete, Laguna in the Philippines is an artisanal community famous for its living tradition of wood carving of religious santos. In 1580, the town came under the administration of Spanish friars Juan de Plasencia and Diego de Oropesa, who encountered a native…

  December 15, 2022

  Artists, Sculpture