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ABOUT THE ARTIST

Alfredo & Isabel Aquilizan

(b. 1962- Philippines, b.1965- Philippines)

Internationally-acclaimed husband-and-wife duo Alfredo Aquilizan (b. 1962, Philippines) and Isabel Aquilizan (b. 1965, Philippines) approach their collaborative practice from the lens of their own personal experiences of global movement in relation to family and home. In doing so, they create highly detailed installations and sculptures that spark conversations around ideas of identity, migration, journey and displacement. Often using everyday, nontraditional materials, they draw attention to the transient nature of global movement, settlement and community, to create objects that serve as metaphors for everyday human life.

The works of Isabel and Alfredo Aquilizan have been exhibited extensively in galleries and institutions worldwide, including Japanischen Palais, Germany (2024); Groninger Museum, Netherlands (2024); Rockhampton Museum of Art (2024); Asia Culture Center (2024); the Art Gallery of New South Wales (2023); National Gallery Singapore (2022); Madre Museum, Italy (2022); Tai Kwun Contemporary, Hong Kong (2021); Museum of Brisbane (2021); Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand (2019); Mao Jihong Arts Foundation and Centre Pompidou, China (2018), amongst many others.


Flight/Path, 2022
Cardboard and metal Dimensions variable

Arrivals and Departures: Project Another Country
2019-2025, Raw metal, 100 x 40 cm (each)

Yavuz¡¯s artist duo, Isabel and Alfredo Aquilizan worked on a six month exploration of flight and were commissioned to create two works that utilise the overwhelming scale of Casula Powerhouse. Within the exhibition, there are two pieces of art: a wall installation and a floor painting. Transforming one of the gallery floors into an imaginative tarmac to encourage and stimulate visitors to wonder and experience the excitement of travel.