Bio
Miguel Caba is based in Boston and Toronto, pursuing a BFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University. Their work explores how experiences and relationships can be mediated through technology and digital fabrication. Recently, they have shown at OVERLAP (Newport, RI), Gagné Contemporary (Toronto, Canada), and Bromfield Gallery (Boston, MA). They are a recipient of the Elizabeth Greenshields Grant, the Grow North Microgrant from North York Arts and were previously a Summer Scholars Research Fellow at Tufts University.
Artist Statement
One painting hugs the other as they travel the world together.
I have been working with content produced out of the distance between me, my mom, and her mother, between Boston, Toronto, and the Philippines respectively. I long for their presence, yet I am only able to feel close to them through images sent through text or video calls. I turn these digital images into sculptural paintings–some fit together to form boxes, while others take the shape of household items like a curtain or a couch, alluding to real objects from home. This ever-present idea of longing for home is inspired by the Filipino tradition of sending Balikbayan (meaning “to return to the homeland”) boxes from abroad back to the Philippines. In a way, these works bridge the distance between us. They become memories akin to dreams.
