Shanna Strauss/Jessica Sabogal
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1The Defender, 2023
Photopolymere guavre, photolithography, chine colle
30" x 22"
The Defender, is a part of a series in which Jessica and Shanna explore the importance of work done by queer, trans, and non-binary women of color within their communities that is often invisible and underappreciated. The figure is of Malaya Tuyay, a Filipinx artist, activist, and community organizer. This powerful portrait highlight's Mayala's strength and commitment to supporting indigenous activism in the Philippines through organizing networks in California, as well as her work preserving and studying the traditional Filipino martial artform Kali. The machete she holds was gifted by her own Kali teacher.
The Defender was completed at Pyramid Atlantic Center print studios, during their Denbo Publishing Residency in August 2023.