Journey of objects in the eyes of Ling Quisumbing Ramilo
‘I gravitate toward certain things, and I always think, I can make this into art. It’s just a matter of time before it happens. Sometimes it takes me years. You can just imagine what my studio looks like…I have piles and piles of materials, waiting for me to convert them into artworks.’
‘LAKBAY 2’ celebrated artist Christina Quisumbing Ramilo aka LING.
To jumpstart National Arts Month this 2026, Arthouse presents its second iteration of Lakbay, featuring assemblage artist Christina “Ling” Quisumbing Ramilo.
Ling’s artworks present the “journey” of sorts of objects, as she puts together collected pieces, most of these discarded, and puts them together in completely unexpected ways.
What’s more intriguing about her art is that these not only draw interaction from viewers, but makes them think, too.
“It’s very varied what I do, and I use different materials,” she tells DAILY TRIBUNE.
ART House brand manager Karla Mae Alvarado.
MUSEO Pambata’s Wilma Huang.
The exhibit, which will be held from 30 January to 1 February at the Mezzanine of Discovery Primea, will also showcase nine global Filipino artists including ALLDEFS (UAE), Katrina Bello (US), Kim Cruz (PT), Joseph Gabriel, Racso Jugarap (BE), Kulay Labutingan (UK), Angela Silva (US) and Pinky Ibarra Urmaza (US), who will be reacting to Quisumbing’s works.
ART HOUSE'S Carlo Pineda with Ling’s “Nanay” Wood 63.5 x 96.52 x 124.46 cm 2012.
FASHION icon Myrza Sison.
Curated by her good friend Marika Constantino, a diverse collection for this Lakbay exhibit “spans about 40 years, from the 1980s to the present time,” Quisumbing says. “They’re like my children, I love them all!”
A private preview of Ling’s works gathered collectors, enthusiasts and experts of Philippine contemporary art to the mezzanine lobby of Discovery Primea last 16 January.
