Ikot ng Buhay II
Ikot ng Buhay II

Animation

Ikot ng Buhay II

The second animation plays with the idea of diaspora and the creation of identity. I find immigrants experiencing diaspora see their livelihood split between not belonging to the place of immigration or the homeland they came from. The severed... More

Ikot ng Buhay I
Ikot ng Buhay I

Animation

Ikot ng Buhay I

In this animation, I 3D modelled a bow and arrow in reference to the Aeta people; these were the first known indigenous people in the Philippines. Through research, I found the Aeta people were known to be highly skilled hunters using the bow and... More

Ikot ng Buhay III
Ikot ng Buhay III

Animation

Ikot ng Buhay III

The final animation to this series reworks the idea of tradition. The notion of tradition is often framed in the past as pre-existing and continues to persist in the present. However, tradition itself is nonlinear by framing it in a way that offers... More

Work by

Zebv Diez

3D Animation

“Ikot ny Buhay is a three-part animation series exploring Filipino identity through material objects. Inspired by an excerpt from the book Brown Skin White Minds, the pieces respond to societal ideas...” [More]