The heart of living art, more than history, an archive of Filipino craftsmanship, creativity, and ingenuity.
Introducing J. Moreno, the Filipino couturier whose pieces speak of lineage and ritual, silhouettes that live somewhere between fashion and artefact. His work is exacting, evocative, quietly radical, a masterclass in heritage worn with intent.
The Ayala Museum’s gold collection redefines ancient luxury, showcasing the extraordinary skill of Filipino metallurgists and affirming that refinement and ingenuity have long been part of the archipelago’s cultural DNA.
Featured, too, is the abstract brilliance of Fernando Zóbel, whose compositions feel as architectural as they are emotional and the luminous works of Fernando Amorsolo, whose sun-drenched rural scenes remain an enduring ode to nostalgia and national identity.
And then there are the Tritik Weavers of Sarangani, women whose hands still weave heritage into being, just as their ancestors have for centuries. Each textile is a quiet act of preservation, each pattern, a story told in thread.
In the Philippines, art is not frozen in time. It breathes. It adorns. It resists. It evolves.
Enormous thanks to Lizzie @filipinna for opening the door to this extraordinary world.
Georgina Clark 