Elias Bantay

Elias Bantay has spent his life tied to the land above the terraced rice fields of Banaue, safeguarding it from the encroachment of the modern world. His meticulous nature, honed from years of negotiating the delicate balance of water and earth, leads him to unexpectedly collect strange objects during his nocturnal excursions. These items, unclaimed by memory, become the seeds for his art, unexpectedly found in his fists as dawn breaks over the terraces.