In Lumapit Sa Akin, Paraiso (Come to Me, Paradise) (2017, 26 min.), the urban space of Hong Kong is imagined from the perspective of Filipina migrant women. The film is narrated by Paraiso, a spirit embodied by a drone, who speaks of displacement, isolation and the search for meaning.
Search for Life I (2024, 20 min.) is a visual exploration of global mobility. The work traces historical shipping routes that date back to the colonisation of the Philippines and are now used by the global container trade. The monarch butterfly functions as a connecting motif, its long migration becoming a metaphor for transformation and resilience across generations.
About the artist
Stephanie Comilang (born 1980, Toronto) is a Filipino-Canadian artist based in Berlin. She studied at the Ontario College of Art & Design. Recent solo exhibitions include presentations at the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, and the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid.
Press material
Press images
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Stephanie Comilang, Come to Me, Paradise, 2017, © Stephanie Comilang, Courtesy of the Artist und ChertLüdde, Berlin (JPG, 2 MB)
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Stephanie Comilang, Search for Life I, 2024, © Stephanie Comilang, Courtesy the Artist und ChertLüdde, Berlin und Daniel Faria, Toronto und Fundación TBA21, Madrid (JPG, 2 MB)
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Stephanie Comilang, Search for Life I, 2024, © Stephanie Comilang, Courtesy the Artist and ChertLüdde, Berlin and Daniel Faria, Toronto and Fundación TBA21, Madrid (JPG, 1 MB)
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Stephanie Comilang, Search for Life I, 2024, © Stephanie Comilang, Courtesy the Artist and ChertLüdde, Berlin and Daniel Faria, Toronto and Fundación TBA21, Madrid (JPG, 2 MB)
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Stephanie Comilang, Search for Life I, 2024, © Stephanie Comilang, Courtesy the Artist and ChertLüdde, Berlin and Daniel Faria, Toronto and Fundación TBA21, Madrid (JPG, 2 MB)
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Stephanie Comilang, Search for Life I, 2024, © Stephanie Comilang, Courtesy the Artist and ChertLüdde, Berlin and Daniel Faria, Toronto and Fundación TBA21, Madrid (JPG, 1 MB)
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Stephanie Comilang, Come to Me, Paradise, 2017, © Stephanie Comilang, Courtesy of the Artist und ChertLüdde, Berlin (JPG, 2 MB)
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Stephanie Comilang, Come to Me, Paradise, 2017, © Stephanie Comilang, Courtesy the Artist and ChertLüdde, Berlin (JPG, 1 MB)
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Stephanie Comilang, Come to Me, Paradise, 2017, © Stephanie Comilang, Courtesy of the Artist und ChertLüdde, Berlin (JPG, 1 MB)
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