Art as a Healing Tool: Artist Dee Jai Uses Creative Interventions to Aid Typhoon Survivors in Bicol Region.
Bulusan: Dee Jai, an artist hailing from Bicol, is using the power of art to help heal the trauma of survivors in the wake of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine, which devastated the region on October 22. The artist observed children engaging with their artworks, seemingly unaffected by the muddy conditions surrounding their makeshift art station in Bulusan, Libon town in Albay. According to Philippines News Agency, Jai’s attention was drawn to a child’s drawing of a colorful flower, a stark contrast to the prevalent themes of water and storm clouds in other artworks. The child explained that she drew the