In solidarity with artist-run initiatives headed by fellow Filipino artists in the U.S., Small Projects is joining the commemoration of Fil-Am History month by presenting a work by the Manila-based artist Kiri Lluch Dalena.

Kiri Dalena is a visual artist and filmmaker. Her artistic practice focuses on injustices, social inequalities and human rights. Dalena works individually and in collectives, such as Southern Tagalog Exposure (active 2001-2008) and RESBAK (Respond and Break the Silence Against the Killings, 2016-present). She studied BS Human Ecology at the University of the Philippines Los Banos and 16mm documentary filmmaking at the Mowelfund Film Institute.

She is the recipient of the Ateneo Art Awards (2009) and Thirteen Artists Awards (2012). Her works have been shown in multiple international exhibitions such as the Singapore Art Biennale 2013, Fukuoka Asian Art Triennale 2014, Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art 2015, Jakarta Biennale 2017, Berlin Biennale 2020 and the documenta fifteen in 2022.