Drone footage credit: Matthew Price
‘BUILT FROM BUKO TREES’ is an upcoming poetry-photo zine that honours rest and the simple act of “being.”
This project embraces the cyclicality of nature’s seasons and allowing that to sustain us - not the constant carrot chase of the capitalist rat race, which often consumes our London lifestyles.
It’s also a love letter to another place that I can call home: The Philippines, or more specifically ‘Bikini Beach,’ my mother’s retirement home - built sustainably from buko (coconut) trees. By embracing the flora, fauna and fruits of our natural landscapes and the joy of the people from the probinsiyas who never stop karaoke-ing, I was able to manifest my feelings of gratitude into this project that brings me joy - writing, photography and learning more about the world around us.