Ryan Villamael is an artist based in Los Baños whose practice explores paper as a sculptural medium. Through meticulous paper-cutting, he engages with history, collective memory, and the layered relationships between nature, domestic space, and the urban landscape. A recipient of the CCP Thirteen Artists Award (2021), Villamael has exhibited internationally, including at Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin; The Armory Show, New York; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; Para Site, Hong Kong; and Tai Kwun Contemporary, Hong Kong.

Photo by Joseph Pascual.