00000nam a22000004a 4500 UP-1686042739785005549 Buklod 20240919163428.0 m |o d | ta 240521s2023 ph a r m 000 u|eng d DCFA rda eng LG 995 2023 F4 M35 Malicsi, Jose Basil C. author "A Memorial for lola" an expression of self-identity from stitching memories of home Jose Basil Calumpang Malicsi ; Mary Catherine Sta. Ana, adviser ; Florentina P. Colayco, thesis reader/critic. Quezon City College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines Diliman 2023 v, 140 leaves color illustrations 28 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Thesis (Master of Fine Arts)--University of the Philippines Diliman December 2023 Bibliography: leaves 114-120 Thesis Classification: P - This thesis is not available to the public. Please ask the library for assistance. Memorialization is a way to express, preserve, enhance and shape memory. The thesis utilizes my implicit memory of sewing both as a ritual and a meditative process to pay tribute to my late grandmother, incorporating hand-sewing techniques which I learned from her. The produced work embodies my explicit memory in the creation of a constructed representation of the home I shared with her in my childhood days. The artwork consists of a house-like installation of collage tapestries and soft sculptures of objects associated with my childhood memories. In the memorializing process, I was guided by three major themes, namely: memories, sewing, and retaso or fabric scraps. These served as my building blocks in constructing s memorial for my late grandmother. The work's significance lies in the use of personal materials and processes, as this enriches the discourse on memorializing, and deviates from the conventional ways of memorializing heroes. The thesis work uses intimate memories and materials that connect both the artist and the loved one being memorialized -- a person who is not famous, but is the artist's personal hero. The processes used in this artwork can be replicated by those who want to honor departed loved ones. Most importantly, the artist hopes to add a more spiritual dimension to hand-sewing as a source of personal healing for people who are dealing with the pain of losing somebody they love. Through the ritualistic and meditative sewing process, one is able to simultaneously thread happy memories into the reconstructed mementos of the loved one being memorialized. Memorialization. Retaso (fabric scraps) Sewing. Sta. Ana, Mary Catherine adviser. Colayco, Florentina P. thesis reader/critic. FI UP UPD DCFA LG 995 2023 F4 M35 Thesis