(WIP) Between Monsoons

This developing series takes the buko, the young coconut, as its central form. The rounded vessel becomes a site of contrast, split and rejoined to hold opposing textures, colours, and structures. The works are shaped by life in the Philippines, drawing on the cyclical tension between amihan and habagat—the northeast and southwest monsoon winds that bring alternating seasons of dryness, rain, movement, and pause. Across these pieces, smooth and porous surfaces sit against one another, growth pushes through containment, and elements appear to migrate across borders within the form. The series continues an ongoing inquiry into duality and connection: how opposing forces coexist, press against one another, and ultimately form a single, held object.