“My name is Jose Marie, originally from the Philippines but immigrated to The Netherlands. Coming from a tropical island, I see life in a different way most of the times it clashes to my European life. My Filipino upbringing and European way of life are both values I try balance. I romanticize over people who worked with their hands; the fisherman who meticulously handles his net, the intimate relationship between the farmer and his water buffalo. Local folks such as fishermen and farmers live a romantic and vulnerable life in society. The local life can be easily jeopardise. I remember walking in the streets in the Philippines, how vulnerable are these people yet they live and celebrate their life- Romantic Vulnerability. I am also fascinated by how we humans create and display beauty.”
Jose Marie Sta Iglesias (Philippines/The Netherlands)
Participating in: ECHO Academies