One can't tell the story of Philippine art without mentioning the name of a certain Benedicto Cabrera, better known as BenCab. In this Esquire Philippines exclusive, the National Artist for Visual Arts talks about his new collaborations, the evolution of his practice, and, of course, the power of Sabel
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00:00My name is Benedicto Cabrera, but I call myself Ben Cab.
00:19As a Filipino artist, I'm very conscious of our culture, and that is what I want to project.
00:27We always have an elusive Filipino soul, so I sort of try to catch that in my own work.