Xyza Bacani
photographer / visual storyteller

Xyza Bacani is a Filipina Street and Documentary Photographer who has been featured in New York Times Lens Blog, CNN and various International media publication not only for her excellence in photography but also for her inspirational story. Working as a domestic worker for almost a decade, she used photography to tell the stories of her fellow domestic workers and others who were victims of human rights violation. She is one of the Magnum Foundation Human Rights Fellows 2015, exhibited in South East Asia, won awards in photography and she was granted HR No. 1969 by the Philippines House of Representative and one of the BBC 100 Women of the World 2015.

Xyza Bacani
photographer / visual storyteller

Xyza Bacani is a Filipina Street and Documentary Photographer who has been featured in New York Times Lens Blog, CNN and various International media publication not only for her excellence in photography but also for her inspirational story. Working as a domestic worker for almost a decade, she used photography to tell the stories of her fellow domestic workers and others who were victims of human rights violation. She is one of the Magnum Foundation Human Rights Fellows 2015, exhibited in South East Asia, won awards in photography and she was granted HR No. 1969 by the Philippines House of Representative and one of the BBC 100 Women of the World 2015.

  • Alina Perez: The Turquoise Room
    Nov 4 – Dec 23, 2023
    VSF / Various Small Fires
    Dallas, USA
    Various Small Fires proudly presents The Turquoise Room, an exhibition of new drawings by Alina Perez. This is the artist’s first presentation with the gallery and first time to exhibit in Texas. In this body of work, Perez depicts a series of dreamlike tableaux that delicately unfolds as an inquisition into one’s relationship with the world around us. What happens when our physical surroundings begin to reflect our emotional states? We interact with places and things daily that can offer a sense of comfort or belonging, but they can also echo our fears and anxieties. (more…)
  • Selma Selman: her0
    Nov 11, 2023 – Jan 14,2024
    Gropius Bau
    Berlin, Germany
    Beginning 11 November 2023, the Gropius Bau shows her0, a presentation by visual artist Selma Selman. At its core lies the development of her performance Motherboards (2023–ongoing), in which Selman and members of her family dismantle electronic waste. Challenging oversimplified and racialised narratives, the performance offers palpable insights into dynamics of power around the notion of sustainability. (more…)