Situating soundscapes and textures of migration: A psychogeographic map of the Filipino diaspora during the Covid-19 pandemic

Nathalie Dagmang is a Filipina artist who explores the intersection of art and anthropology, working closely with curators, academics, urban communities and migrant groups. She was awarded the Fernando Zóbel Prizes for Visual Art (2016) and has participated in exhibitions and artist residencies in the Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. 

She completed her BFA Studio Arts (major in Sculpture) and is finishing her Masters in Anthropology at the University of the Philippines-Diliman. She is currently teaching at the Ateneo de Manila University’s Fine Arts department. 

Dr Deirdre McKay is a cultural geographer and an educator of social geography and environmental politics at Keele University, United Kingdom. She authored researches on development and migration and has worked with Filipino diaspora communities in Canada, Hong Kong and London through exhibition-based projects, Curating Development/Beyond Myself, as a curator.