Heritage Churches of Iloilo
Iglesia features the work of Ilonggo artist Cristhom Selibio Setubal who uses found and disposed objects to recreate the likeness of Iloilo heritage churches.
Through waste materials like aluminum sheets, espresso pods, computer parts, beads, chicken wire, and copper wire, he creatively highlights the details of these well-loved structures.
Setubal’s process of transforming waste into art is called upcycling, in which newly-created objects become more economically and socially valuable than their original form.
The influence of Spanish colonial architecture remains evident in churches and cemeteries that demonstrate traditional construction methods, with intricate details on the façade, walls, floor, ceilings, and windows of churches reflecting Filipino artistry during the Spanish colonial period.
Heritage Churches of Iloilo
- St. John of Sahagun Parish (Tigbauan)
- Jaro Belfy
- Old Oton Church
- St. Nicolas of Tolentino Church (Cabatuan)
- Santa Monica Parish Church (Pavia)
- St. John The Baptist Church (Dingle)
- St. Augustine Parish Church (Dumangas)
- St. Joachim Parish Church (San Joaquin)
- St. Tomas of Villanova Parish (Miag-ao
- Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral
- St. Nicholas Tolentino Parish (Guimbal)
- Santa Barbara Parish Church
- St. Anne Parish Church (Molo, Iloilo City)
Reference: NM-Western Visayas
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