Artist statement: In November 2013, the terrible typhoon Haiyan struck The Philippines with such brutal force that it left so many dead and homeless. It was one of the strongest tropical typhoons ever recorded. The damage was absolutely horrific. Images of death and suffering were blasted through media channels. Families gone, children orphaned, villages and cities destroyed. The aftermath was a sad picture of a country crippled by nature's wrath.
This image was taken from my series Buwas (tomorrow) that reveals the story of lives as it passes through time, years after the catastrophe and how the people dealt with the unimaginable tragedy of their lives. It serves as a reminder that disasters are more than just death and destruction but also impact a lifetime of rebuilding.
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Also known as Giclee prints or bubble-jet prints, pigment ink-jet prints are generated by computer printers from digital or scanned files using dye-based or pigment-based inks. A series of nozzles spray tiny droplets of ink onto the paper surface in a precise pattern that corresponds to the digital image file. In dye-based prints the ink soaks into the paper, whereas in pigment-based prints the ink rests and dries on top of the paper surface.
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