sébastien cuvelier photography
panginoon
god is a filipino. where else could he come from when witnessing people's devotion for the "master" (literal translation of panginoon)? from fascinating religious rituals to everyday life, christian references abound to a point where they do not mean anything anymore.
catholicism in the philippines (85% of the population) is more than an exception in the asian religious landscape. it is a cornerstone of local culture inherited from spanish colonialism and fuled by poverty: 23 million people (one quarter of the total population) live with less than a dollar a day.
the philippines arquipelago is clearly one-of-a-kind: it is made of an ethnic, cultural and linguistic mix, leaving as sole nationwide elements jeepneys, karaoke and a sometimes innocent, sometimes questioning worship of panginoon.
publication: budhi, an international journal of humanities, ateneo de manila university, philippines, april 2010
exhibition: rencontres photographiques d'art'lon (arlon, belgium), may 2012
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