



Date: June 2013
Medium: site specific installation of flowers, collected scent and glass.
I reacted to this space by appropriating the 3 bottles from the painting entitled "Saint Philomena" by Amaury-Duval (1808-1885). Upon exploring the space, only the curious viewer or faithful devotee will discover the glass sculptures hidden within the altar which is said to exist since the time of the French Revolution. I left the pieces hidden in the space as an offering to the Saint. The installation within the altar, remains undocumented on purpose, only meant to be viewed within the sanctity of the space.
The olfactory element of the narrative can also be experienced within the space, using a mixture of scents I concocted to depict virginity, purity and the rebirth of spirit from misfortune, pain and illness. It is inspired by the work of pathologist Edward Bach, who believed that the dew that accumulated on flower petals can retain the plant's healing properties. His medicines were created with the intention of alleviating emotional and mental stress.
Last photo by Anders Grönlien


top photo by JL Javier, 2024
bottom photo by
Anna Frumenti, 2021
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Goldie Poblador is a visual artist who merges glass sculpture, performance, and video into multi-sensory installations that address themes of climate change and the emancipation of the female body.
Artist Biography
Goldie Poblador is a Filipina visual artist who creates multi-sensory installations that merge glass scent, sound and performance that address themes of ecology and decolonization as it relates to the emancipation of the female body.
Her work has been exhibited and performed internationally at such institutions as Artpace, The Corning Museum of Glass, Urban Glass, 601Artspace, The Knockdown Center, Saudi National Museum, The Rubin Museum, Singapore Art Museum, Bangkok Art and Culture Center, Fine Art Museum of Hanoi, Lopez Memorial Museum, Art Fair Philippines, Metropolitan Museum of Manila, The National Museum of the Filipino People and The Cultural Center of the Philippines.
She is the first Filipino artist to be acquired by the Corning Museum of Glass. She has received grants from the Foundation of Contemporary Arts, the University of the Philippines, the Puffin Foundation and a President’s Scholarship from the Rhode Island School of Design. She has completed residencies at Artpace, the Corning Museum of Glass, Oakspring Garden Foundation, MASS MoCa, and the Cité International des Arts. She received her BFA in Studio Arts from the University of the Philippines in 2009. In 2015, she obtained her MFA in Glass at the Rhode Island School of Design.