Island Hopping
Jeffrey Sarmiento
showing 3 Oct to 15 Dec 2024
Main Gallery | curated by Aimee Frodsham
Island Hopping embodies Sarmiento’s transnational identity as a Filipino diasporic artist. Blending traditional glassblowing with printmaking and digital fabrication, Sarmiento visualises the complexities of cultural hybridity, showing how identities evolve through the intersection of different influences.
The title of the exhibition refers to the artist’s ongoing cycle of landing, settling, and leaving, symbolising the fragmented and shifting nature of cultural identities today. Much like the Philippine archipelago, his artworks represent the experience of moving between spaces, cultures, and relationships. He examines how cultures, languages, and customs are both lost and gained through these movements.
Related Events:
Opening event Sat 26 October at 4pm
Artist talk Sat 14 December at 2pm
Exhibition Catalogue
