Together to Gather
Sherron Crisanto
- Country
- Born 1978, Philippines; residing Philippines
- Dimensions
- 48 x 36 x 1.5 In.
- Medium
- Oil
In rural Phillippines, the men of a community don’t just assist in moving personal belongings when a family relocates; they work together to move the house, embodying the spirit of bayanihan, or community aid offered without expecting anything in return. Crisanto has painted a community with bamboo posts on their shoulders, moving together to a new location. With twelve men in front, Crisanto seeks to convey the house of Israel working to collectively bless all the families of the earth.
“Ang ibig sabihin ng bayani ay ‘hero’; maaari din tayong maging bayani sa maliliit at simpleng bagay upang makatulong sa ibang tao.”
