Babaylan- The Healer Shaman (live auction item)

by Maria Christina Anire

Medium: Painting

Babaylan, the healer Shaman, is a figure of an empowered woman before the Spanish colonisation of the Philippines. In the modern day, they continue to preserve culture, take charge of their own success, fighting for a life of justice and peace. The artist offers an alternative hero to inspire new possibilities for our troubled world.

巴巴蘭（Babaylan），治療師——薩滿，在西班牙殖民菲律賓之前，就是一位被賦予力量的女性象徵。在現代，她們繼續保護文化，主導自己的成功，為正義與和平的生活而戰。藝術家透過這位替代性的英雄，為我們充滿困擾的世界激發新的可能性。