Cian Dayrit (b. 1989) challenges dominant perspectives of power and space through textile and other mediums. His works explore colonialism, archaeology, and history while subverting the language and workings of institutions such as the state, museums, and the military to understand and visualize the contradictions on which these platforms or formats are built. He received the Ateneo Art Awards Fernando Zóbel Prizes for Visual Art in 2017 and is a Cultural Center of the Philippines Thirteen Artists Awards recipient. His works have been featured in biennials across the globe: Gwangju Biennale, Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art, Dhaka Art Summit, New Museum Triennial “Songs for Sabotage” in New York, Göteborg Biennial, and at the 2022 Kathmandu Triennale. Dayrit has also participated in exhibitions at Para Site Hong Kong, Hammer Museum Los Angeles, the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, the Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw, Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai. His works were presented at Frieze London in 2019 and at Art Dubai in 2022. Dayrit completed artist residencies at Bellas Artes Projects in Bataan and at Gasworks, London.