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K!mmortal is creating her own universe out of art, music — and Filipino tradition

Lise Hosein | CBC Arts | Posted: March 16, 2016 4:14 PM | Last Updated: March 16, 2016

Vancouver-based multi-disciplinary figure calls herself an "artist of lines and rhymes"

Media | K!mmortal is immersing herself in her Filipino tradition

Caption: "I'm 27 now and I'm only learning about my culture." This Vancouver artist and musician is exploring her cultural history — and creating her own universe

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K!mmortal(external link) isn't just a multi-disciplinary artist, she's creating a universe.

Image | K!mmortal, Goddess Bast

Caption: "Goddess Bast," by K!mmortal. (Courtesy the artist)

The Filipino-Canadian Vancouverite makes drawings that fit with her animations, which taken together form perfect environments for her musical performances(external link). Her history, her present-day life and her optimism all help to build a universe for her work.
In this short documentary by filmmaker Mangla Bansal(external link), you get to see K!mmortal at work in the studio and on stage.
You can see K!mmortal on March 18 and 19 at the Yukon Arts Centre(external link) in Whitehorse or from March 29 to April 2 at Presentation House Theatre(external link) in north Vancouver.
Watch Exhibitionists(external link) Sundays at 4:30pm (5 NT) on CBC.

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