Editha Mesina's Chronicle presents photographic work that captures nearly twenty years of family life, spanning from 2006 to 2024. This work began during a family trip to Quezon City, Philippines, her birthplace, and extends through views from her home in New York. These vernacular views are combined with references to protests supporting Philippine human rights alongside nods to the medium of photography.
Constructed in panorama format, the photographs are individual frames stitched together, assemblages of space and time. Mesina repurposes the panorama format’s known representations of grand vistas to express the reflections of a mother, activist, and photographer. As an immigrant artist, she explores concepts of belonging, identity, and memory in these quotidian moments.
Printed by GHP.