Artist: Joshua Barrera Collaborator (AR Animation): Hero Granada 12" diameter Acrylic, metallic ink, and marker on canvas (with augmented reality animation) 2025

The word ‘Amihan’ is used in modern day Philippine society to refer to the early monsoons and colder northeast winds. Yet its origin is deeply embedded in the Tagalog folk belief of a gentle wind deity, ‘Amihan’, who takes the form of a celestial bird ushering periods of peace and freedom.

Exhibited in Art Fair Philippines 2025 Humanity Shared by TLYR Collective Feb 21-23, 2025 Ayala Triangle, Makati, Philippines