Wawi Navarroza on becoming a mother and artist: ‘As women, we can always come back to our power’ | via nolisoliph
One day in 2003, I decided I was going to be an artist. “What kind?” My mom inquired politely. “This kind,” I said, opening my most treasured issue of a teen magazine to a spread called “Back Off The Class” by artist Wawi Navarroza.I couldn’t blame her. The page was full of images, more collages than a fashion shoot. What was she looking at exactly? Navarroza’s occult illustrations, cut-and-paste scenes, and ballpen script lines appeared on every layout.
Writer’s Note: If you would like to donate to the relief efforts in Türkiye, please consider donating to ahbap.org, a trusted non-government organization in Türkiye. Each donation goes toward providing shelter, food, and medical supplies to those in need. What was the first thing you ate when you got back? I don’t know why, but in the airport I just saw Jollibee and I said I’m going to dig in. I didn’t even have any pesos.
I was actually surprised when we were doing the initial scheduling for this, that the time difference was only five hours. Pretty manageable. Yeah, and the flights are also direct. It feels like a doable commute. I’m glad you brought up portals, which is one of the pieces I wanted to ask about. In your piece “Portals / Double Portraits,” you have the two Wawis but your son is also in the scene. Could you tell us a little bit more about how motherhood has changed your practice? First of all, I was one of those artists who didn’t know how it was to be a mother. I guess you become one, and it’s a process of becoming one.
I love the idea of stepping into the sea of time. I’m honestly at a stage where people often ask me when I’m going to be a mother myself and it’s a complicated feeling. You’re allowed to think about these things because it’s so fraught. I was there once. And I mean, I was 41 when I gave birth. [Laughs] I mean, just being a woman alone is so much. When I made those works, I hoped it would carry messages of how much we can traverse, not just bodily but interior-wise.
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