#memoryroom

⛵ When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure. 🌺 Featuring "Memory Room", an intimate, meditative haven for our passed loved ones, made by artist Nica Aquino. She invites you to offer gifts to passed loved ones and ancestors. Memory Room is now on view through November 3, 2018. #MemoryRoom #NicaAquino #Altar #Altarroom #Ancestors #PassedlovedOnes #MeditationRoom #Water #Life #Death #Atang #AllSaintsDay #DiaDeLosMuertos #HonoringOurAncestors #Ofrenda #Offering #Altar #Ancestors #ContemporaryArt #InstallationArt #InteractiveArt #Philippines #Ilocos #Ilokano #Ilokana (at Avenue 50 Studio) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpsBjtlB4Fl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vbrp0ajrkl87

🌌There are people that never leave us, and memories that we never forget. What are the ways in which you honor your ancestors or passed loved ones during this time of year? Or every waking day? 🌸 Featuring "Memory Room", an intimate, meditative haven for our passed loved ones, made by artist Nica Aquino. This interactive installation invites you to offer gifts to your loved ones and ancestors. 🌅 Memory Room is now on view through November 3, 2018. #memoryroom #nicaaquino #altar #ofrenda #meditationroom #water #life #death #cycle #atang #allsaintsday #diadelosmuertos #honoringourancestors #offering #ancestors #contemporaryart #installationart #interactiveart #phillipines #ilocos #ilokano #ilokana (at Avenue 50 Studio) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpnRovHBrzo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1o0vyij07l6m8

✨ There are people that never leave us, and memories that we never forget. What are the ways in which you honor your ancestors or passed loved ones during this time of year? 🌺 Featuring "Memory Room", an intimate, meditative haven for our passed loved ones, made by artist Nica Aquino. She invites you to offer gifts to passed loved ones and ancestors. Memory Room is now on view through November 3, 2018. #MemoryRoom #NicaAquino #Altar #Altarroom #Ancestors #PassedlovedOnes #MeditationRoom #Water #Life #Death #Atang #AllSaintsDay #DiaDeLosMuertos #HonoringOurAncestors #Ofrenda #Offering #Altar #Ancestors #ContemporaryArt #InstallationArt #InteractiveArt #Philippines #Ilocos #Ilokano #Ilokana (at Avenue 50 Studio) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpfAsnfhWHb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1aavh6x59dacc

"For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one."-Khalil Gibran 🌺 Featuring "Memory Room", an intimate, meditative haven for our passed loved ones, made by artist Nica Aquino. She invites you to offer gifts to passed loved ones and ancestors. Memory Room is now on view through November 3, 2018. #MemoryRoom #NicaAquino #Altar #Altarroom #Ancestors #PassedlovedOnes #MeditationRoom #Water #Life #Death #Atang #AllSaintsDay #DiaDeLosMuertos #HonoringOurAncestors #Ofrenda #Offering #Altar #Ancestors #ContemporaryArt #InstallationArt #InteractiveArt #Philippines #Ilocos #Ilokano #Ilokana (at Avenue 50 Studio) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpU04Nsl97o/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1byky00rt4bcn

🌊 Memory Room Nica Aquino Interactive altar installation: mixed media, textile, natural materials, 35 mm photos and video. 💧Since 2016, Nica Aquino creates mixed media altar installations & textiles that examine loss & memory as an Ilokana in the US diaspora. Her last mixed media altar installation in 2017, titled ‘Saan Kayo Nga Nalipatan (You Are Not Forgotten)’ addressed the extrajudicial killings happening in the Philippines, ordered by Rodrigo Duterte, elected president of the islands in 2016. Through this altar installation, Nica mourns her Manong (older brother), who was a victim of the killings, and calls attention to the lives taken by this violation of human rights. 🏞‘Memory Room’ provides a meditative atmosphere, where visitors can reflect & pray, as they contribute personal items &/or letters & notes written on paper boats, that will be attached to a river-like handmade textile based altar. Nica is of Ilokano descent; Ilokano means ‘people from the coastal or riverine lowlands.’ Creating a body of water is significant in representing her origins as an Ilokana & the large bodies of water Ilokanos are known for residing by. As the boats flow down the river, their messages descend into the spirit world, reaching passed loved ones & honoring the memories of our ancestors. 🌊 Exhibition Dates: October 13 through November 3, 2018. #NicaAquino #MemoryRoom #altarinstallation #multimedia #Fiberarts #weaving #ilokano #ancestors #textilearts #manong #water #avenue50studio #ave50studio #OpeningReception #SecondSaturdays #HighlandPark #highlandparkartwalk #nela #nelaart (at Avenue 50 Studio) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpSloRKBmCT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ryarzgl404el

💧“Don't be ashamed to weep; 'tis right to grieve. Tears are only water, and flowers, trees, and fruit cannot grow without water. But there must be sunlight also. A wounded heart will heal in time, and when it does, the memory and love of our lost ones is sealed inside to comfort us.” -Brian Jacques 🌺 Featuring "Memory Room", an intimate, meditative haven for our passed loved ones, made by artist Nica Aquino. She invites you to reflect and offer a gift for your ancestors. Memory Room is now on view through November 3, 2018. #MemoryRoom #NicaAquino #Altar #Altarroom #Ancestors #PassedlovedOnes #MeditationRoom #Water #Life #Death #Atang #AllSaintsDay #DiaDeLosMuertos #HonoringOurAncestors #Ofrenda #Offering #Altar #Ancestors #ContemporaryArt #InstallationArt #InteractiveArt #Philippines #Ilocos #Ilokano #Ilokana (at Avenue 50 Studio) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpDGW3SBmfH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7e10kjt2motz

🌊 Memory Room Nica Aquino Interactive altar installation: mixed media, textile, natural materials, 35 mm photos and video. 💧Since 2016, Nica Aquino creates mixed media altar installations & textiles that examine loss & memory as an Ilokana in the US diaspora. Her last mixed media altar installation in 2017, titled ‘Saan Kayo Nga Nalipatan (You Are Not Forgotten)’ addressed the extrajudicial killings happening in the Philippines, ordered by Rodrigo Duturte, elected president of the islands in 2016. Through this altar installation, Nica mourns her Manong (older brother), who was a victim of the killings, and calls attention to the lives taken by this violation of human rights. 🏞‘Memory Room’ provides a meditative atmosphere, where visitors can reflect & pray, as they contribute personal items &/or letters & notes written on paper boats, that will be attached to a river-like handmade textile based altar. Nica is of Ilokano descent; Ilokano means ‘people from the coastal or riverine lowlands.’ Creating a body of water is significant in representing her origins as an Ilokana & the large bodies of water Ilokanos are known for residing by. As the boats flow down the river, their messages descend into the spirit world, reaching passed loved ones & honoring the memories of our ancestors. 🌊 Opening Reception: Saturday, October 13, 7-10 PM Exhibition Dates: October 13 through November 3, 2018 Light refreshments will be served. #NicaAquino #MemoryRoom #altarinstallation #multimedia #Fiberarts #weaving #ilokano #ancestors #textilearts #manong #water #avenue50studio #ave50studio #OpeningReception #SecondSaturdays #HighlandPark #highlandparkartwalk #nela #nelaart (at Avenue 50 Studio) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bowx5ofBYhp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10luacvudlraf

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