Often referred to as “the Father of Installation Art in the Philippines,” Luis Yee, Jr. or Junyee (b.1942) has always focused on two things in his artistic career: to document and explore life as a Filipino; and to creatively use indigenous materials as a means of sculptural expression.

An Agusan del Norte native who studied fine arts at the University of the Philippines under National Artist Napoleon Abueva during the mid-60s, Junyee has made a lifetime commitment to be an environment friendly artist. He makes art through the ethical use of organic materials like naturally-felled woods, bamboo, leaves and branches, and even seed pods. Living in Los Baños since 1975, the arboreal surroundings of nearby Mount Makiling has been the main resource for Junyee’s unique assemblages, like his celebrated Wood Things series (1981) that look like large hairy caterpillars made out of dried kapok pods and banana stalks