Carmela Marfori in front of her ‘Malaya Clara’ sculpture, a contemporary reimagining of the traditional docile Maria Clara. PHOTOS COURTESY OF DLS-CSB
‘Sa Pagitan’ inhabits the in-between state of waiting, hope, and determination.
Emerging mixed media artist Carmela Marfori explores themes of Filipina identity, femininity and freedom in her first solo exhibition, “Malaya Clara, Malaya Ka Ba?”, now on view at the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Gallery in Intramuros, Manila.