FAR BAZAAR 2017 . Association of Hysteric Curators . #HOMEECONOMICS 
   January 27 & 28 2017

 
 

Christine Dianne Guiyangco

HerSory Rugs

$123 per HerStory rug

A statement about this work I call “HerStory Rugs” comes from 1, 2, 3 Hers

They are Her 1, Her 2, and Her 3 as “1st her”, “2nd her”, and “3rd her”

1st, 2nd, and 3rd refers to 1, 2, and 3 generations of hers

 

They are 1 as from Silent Generation

They are 2 as from Generation X

They are 3 as from Millennials

 

Silent Generation 1, Generation X 2, and Millennials 3 were born in the Republic of Philippines

1st started as Kapangpangan giving birth to 2nd Kapangpangan then giving birth to 3rd as Tagalog

Kapangpangan 1 + Kapangpangan 2 + Tagalog 3 must = English 1,2, and especially 3

 

HerStory Rugs as Her 1 are the following isa, adwa, and atlo:

1.     STOP school in third grade.

2.     GO raise ten children.

3.     SURVIVE.

 

HerStory Rugs as Her 2 are the following isa, adwa, and atlo:

1.     STOP learning too much, make money before and after school.

2.     GO raise two children and get to America.

3.     SURVIVE.

 

HerStory Rugs as Her 3 are the following isa, dalawa, and tatlo:

1.     STOP too much Tagalog, make it English.

2.     GO be American.

3.     SURVIVE.

 

A statement about this work I call “HerStory Rugs” comes from 1, 2, 3 Hers

They are Her 1, Her 2, and Her 3 as 1st Her, 2nd Her, and 3rd Her with BIG “H”

BIG “H” is also THE BIG “S” in She 1, She 2, and She 3

 

Big H as like Big S as like in Her and She disagrees with “H” in Moses’ Genesis 3,500 years ago

1st Her, 2nd Her, and 3rd Her are womanhood after She 1, She 2, and She 3

 

HerStory Rugs as She Survive Her are the following one, two, and three:

1.     SURVIVE cuts. Cut, cut, and cut the fabrics into small pieces of squares.

2.     GO create. Create, create, and create folded triangles sewn on top of each other.

3.     STOP breaks. Survive cuts. Go create.