Mechanisms of Deception, 2024, phalaenopsis orchid with U.S. government anti-Filipino propaganda from the 1940s printed directly on the petals, dimensions variable by petal
Mechanisms of Deception, 2024, phalaenopsis orchid with U.S. government anti-Filipino propaganda from the 1940s printed directly on the petals, dimensions variable by petal


1150 25th St / / (Slash)

You Are a Paradise Enclosed is a site-specific installation by artist Katie Revilla that includes sculpture, ephemera, and sound. With the wish to heal seven generations of her family, past and future, the artist brings elements from a wide range of sources, disciplines, and histories into dialogue and collaboration. Found and family photos, ocean water, and her father’s totaled car radio and subwoofer sit together, all bathed in yellow light. Rather than defining a cohesive map or narrative, she invites viewers to consider each item individually and speculate about, even fabricate, the connections between them. Through her installation, Revilla aims to create an inheritance that protects her interiority and defends against the pressure to define and reveal oneself.