MJ Flamiano, An imprint in her colour, installation view of studio at Blindside. Courtesy the artist.

Solo Residency: An imprint in her colour

MJ Flamiano

8–25 Apr 2020

He explained to me, as his friend had told him, “it’s the heart of the Philippines.”

An imprint in her color is a series of monotype, stencil and photographic screenprint works commemorating the unexplained and popular phenomena of the colour ‘aqua’, commonly found in the local architecture and family furniture of Filipino homes and neighbourhoods.

MJ Flamiano, An imprint in her colour, installation view of aqua processes at Blindside. Courtesy the artist.

MJ Flamiano, An obstruction, 2020, screenprint on copy paper, 40 x 32cm. Courtesy the artist.

MJ Flamiano, Rock, 2020, screenprint on copy paper, 32 x 42cm. Courtesy the artist.

MJ Flamiano, Stencil type (rectangle), 2020, screenprint on copy paper, 40 x 32cm. Courtesy the artist.

MJ Flamiano, Stencil type (squig), 2020, screenprint on copy paper, 40 x 32cm. Courtesy the artist.

MJ Flamiano, Washed ashes, 2020, screenprint on copy paper, 40 x 32cm. Courtesy the artist.

MJ Flamiano, An imprint in her colour, installation view of stencil prints at Blindside. Courtesy the artist.

Onsite, Residency

Overview

With the gallery spaces closed for a much of 2020, Blindside initiated a series of on- and off-site solo residency projects. Artists included Anna Dunnill, MJ Flamiano, Jessie Gall, Simone Nelson, Mira Oosterweghel, Amaara Raheem, Ella Sowinska, Ivey Wawn, Benjamin Woods, Elke Varga, Yusi Zang.

An imprint in her colour is a series of monotype, stencil and photographic screenprint works commemorating the unexplained and popular phenomena of the colour ‘aqua’, commonly found in the local architecture and family furniture of Filipino homes and neighbourhoods.

Acknowledgment

This program takes place on the land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We recognise that sovereignty was never ceded - this land is stolen land. We pay respects to Wurundjeri Elders, past, present and emerging, to the Elders from other communities and to any other Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders who might encounter or participate in the program.

Biographies

MJ Flamiano is a visual artist and community arts worker, living and working on the lands of the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people of the Kulin nation in Melbourne, Australia.

She holds a Bachelor of Fine Art (First Class Honours) from Monash University Art Design and Architecture, and a Diploma of Library and Information Services from Victoria University. She endeavours to present critical and often playful investigations into sites and their cultural significance. Her present focus is on exploring Filipinx histories and diaspora through sculptural installation, video, printmaking and text.