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anata laylay calcitas

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anata laylay (they/them) is a trans nonbinary Filipinx curator, ancestral medicine worker, and textile artist from the rivers and hills in Hagonoy, Bulacan and Catanauan, Quezon. anata laylay is currently living and working on stolen and unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, səlilwətaɬ land. As a curator, their practice centres Filipino history, healing, Kapwa, and the QTBIPOC experience led by community collaboration and slow, intentional creation.

With curation and storytelling at the heart of their practice, their art mediums have shifted into many different forms but most recently, they have been working with plant materials, weaving, and cyanotype. Through different iterations and formats, anata laylay reflects and works with themes of shared histories, liberation, connection, climate justice, and ancestral practices. Their work has been exhibited across the Lower Mainland while their graphic design and film work has been showcased in the Philippines, New York, California, Montreal, and Toronto. anata laylay is also deeply focused on community organizing, activism, and continuing to learn as a Filipinx healer and ritual worker. anata laylay is committed to honouring their ancestors, community care, decolonization and fighting for national democracy and genuine liberation! Instagram: @anata.laylay | Website: anatalaylay.com