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Jezzel Wee
Pagbulong

Curatorial Notes

Jezzel’s practice has often moved around environments and the creation of ephemeral moments. Her past works often have the objective to slow us down and hold our attention.

As you stand in the space of Jezzel Wee’s exhibit; you pick up a ceramic doll, hold it with both hands and shake it as you are whispering your wishes; it responds with a gentle ringing that bounces around the ceramic body of the figure and onto your palms. As you become more aware of your own intentions, you hear the chime of several other dolls around you—simultaneously ringing in reply to the wishes around you. Pagbulong, as the space is titled, becomes a temple of empathy.


About the Artist

Jezzel Wee finds inspiration in the complexities of organic forms and relates them to the changing landscapes we interact with. She is a ceramic artist based in Quezon City and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of the Philippines with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts major in Painting. She is the first Filipino to finish a 3-year apprenticeship from the Tsugaru Kanayama Pottery, Aomori, Japan in 2017. Through the years, she has worked and exhibited with various local & international ceramic artists.

She is currently teaching at the UP College of Fine Arts, serves as the Ceramics Studio Coordinator, and is taking her master’s degree at the UP School of Archaeology. Last April, she finished her field school in Dewil Valley, New Ibajay, El Nido Palawan, and reconnecting with her hometown. Her works have been exhibited in various art spaces and institutions across the Philippines as well as in Australia, Japan, and Thailand.





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