Swinging open the glass doors leading into the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) Manila, one gets greeted by an unusual scene: a woman washing the lifeless body of a whale washed up on a beach.

Seemingly mundane objects when layered with meaningful elements could become a statement. Objects from the past curated for the present audience could mean something for the future.

Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) Manila mounts “Adaptation: A Reconnected Earth”, its first on-site exhibition for 2023.

This year’s edition of S.E.A. Focus continued to shine a spotlight on Southeast Asian contemporary art.