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Di Kalaunan (Eventually) | Cyanotype on watercolor paper, resin, and glass | Variable dimension | 2024

Eunice Sanchez’s “Di Kalaunan” reflects on humanity’s tenuous relationship with nature and the collective reckoning with environmental degradation. The installation features a single image of foliage, fragmented into cyanotype squares and layered with resin, embedded in glass panels. Once assembled, the squares form a complete image, evoking themes of fragility and impermanence. Displayed in an open space, the resin and glass capture and distort elements of the surroundings, with the sky becoming both a canvas and a symbol of nature’s enduring claim.

The cyanotypes are subject to fading under prolonged sunlight—a process intentionally left to unfold during the exhibit. This inevitable transformation mirrors the slow disappearance of nature and the stories tied to it, challenging viewers to question their role in the systems perpetuating environmental loss.

Sanchez’s deeply introspective approach acknowledges her privilege and distance from firsthand experiences of deforestation. By weaving her reflections with the borrowed narratives of those most affected, she emphasizes the gaps between memory, responsibility, and action. The work asks: how can we confront the vulnerabilities created by flawed systems, and when will we begin showing up for the losses we’ve long overlooked?

Through “Di Kalaunan,” Sanchez offers not answers but an urgent invitation to reckon with the consequences of human neglect and to reimagine our collective role in fostering accountability and care for the environment.

Reference article from the Pulitzer Center:

Gaea Katreena Cabico. “Conservation Initiative Helps Nature Heal Itself for Sierra Madre Reforestation.” March 9, 2021. https://rainforestjournalismfund.org/stories/conservation-initiative-helps-nature-heal-itself-sierra-madre-reforestation

Written by LK Rigor

If the Walls Can Talk