Title: KAPIT BISIG Creator: ALAB PAGARIGAN Date: 2015 - 2015 Location Created: Philippines Physical Dimensions: w9 x h18 x d7 in Type: Copper and Brass wire, cast resin, and wood
"Kapit-bisig" is a gesture often used to represent a Filipino trait called "bayanihan". It sets aside cultural, political, and other differences to show unity and compassion mostly in times of calamity. Filipinos are known to have this trait/spirit since time immemorial. Despite the disaster experienced by the Philippines, they continue to help those who are more in need. There are circumstances that all of them have experienced tragedy yet they continue to give a hand to one another to be able to rise again together. The figure speaks loudly about catastrophe and how it affected the people so much but it also indicates how strong Filipinos are when they are as one.
Center for Art, New Ventures & Sustainable Development. (2015). KAPIT BISIG - ALAB PAGARIGAN - Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved December 8, 2020, from https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/kapit-bisig-alab-pagarigan/2AGfNcIJGzRLVA?hl=en
