Diaspora is the theme of Filipino art show in UK

OTHER than the fact that the Philippines is one of the two powerhouses in modern and contemporary art in South-east Asia (the other being Indonesia), it also epitomises the diaspora story because one of the country's biggest exports is human labour.

For Filipinos, the diaspora of their friends and family overseas is a part of their everyday reality as well as their imaginings, notes Daniel Komala, chairman of One East Asia, an art management organisation.

In One East Asia's third outing at the prestigious Asian Art in London, it is mounting a show focusing on four celebrated Filipino artists working today: Andres Barrioquinto, Renato Orara, Mark Lewis Higgins an…