MAHARLINA GOROSPE-LOCKIE | 'Pinakbet (Vegetable stew with pork belly and shrimp paste)' | Acrylic on canvas Leaf matter He is my mother’s father

He is my mother’s father and he was born at Normanton and his mother was born on Delta Downs Station

Source Alfred Cort Haddon 1904 Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expeditions to Torres Straits: Sociology

and a third party regarding the trade in Australian Aboriginal people’s bones

Ngoey matha mura lak geth thonaral garkazil

our ontological beliefs are not only expressed orally but also through dance

MAHARLINA GOROSPE-LOCKIE | 'Pinakbet (Vegetable stew with pork belly and shrimp paste)' | Acrylic on canvas Leaf matter He is my mother’s father"A vegetable medley of squash, eggplant, okra, string beans and bitter melon, with strips of crispy pork belly in sauteed garlic, onion, tomato and shrimp paste. Filipinos enjoy our food in even the most modest of settings, especially when shared with others. We take it as a compliment when a guests plate ends up empty; even more so when they go for a second helping (and a third, for takeaway). As a Filipino based overseas, my countrys food provides