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hello, strangelings ❤

I’m an artist and ate (elder sister) born and raised by the rainforests and beaches of Gimuy / Cairns. I’m of the Cumti-Bihacon clan, a family tree rooted in the Cordillera region of the so-called Phillipines. Our family name ‘Cumti’ means fireflies in Tuwali-Ifugao, my father’s first language. katnancy (after my anglo maternal grandmother Nancy Garton) is my chosen name, my artist name, my art project, my social experiment, the ritual mask, the public-facing protective mechanism, the “brand”, my brain-heart-soul child, my living archive, my coalescence, my transcendance. Maker and the made. The Changer and The Changed.¹

I perceive/experience/believe art to be the Truth-seeking sinew of society, reminding us to remember – we are all connected. Kapwa.

I practice photomedia, expanding experimental photography (light x drawing), into experimental film (time), and installation (space). Through these I live out my desire to subvert the limitations of the image and highlight the constructed and manipulative nature of representation and perception(and how these relate to determinations of value and power). I consider the camera obscura / dark chamber / darkroom as womb space, and the photographic process as séance… making possible windows of communication and collaboration between worlds, and co-conceiving and midwifing new worlds that may not exist or be perceived without the experimental photographic process (& all its interferences & escapes from its frames). The ritual repetition necessary in experimental photo & animation processes conjures a rhythmic dance, mirroring the rhythmic visual incantations spoken/sung by the images (within, beyond, between themselves).

My latest work can be found here. I am currently in the process of scanning, archiving and sharing all my silver gelatin prints from 2024-2025, and working on two experimental animations Transference and Coalesce ~for the art girls~, to be complete September, 2026. For more updates, you can subscribe to my newsletter.

If you have any questions, comments, or are curious about any of the photo/animation processes in my work, please write to me via my contact page. I’m happy to share techniques. I also facilitate experimental photography, and experimental animation workshops. I hope that my website can function primarily as an educational resource for my fellow artists, as many artists’ websites have functioned as educational resources for me.

thanks for being here.
🌈 happy pride 5 eva ♡ i hope you’ve been dancing.

Love, katnancy 🦋