For her U.S. debut, Carina Santos presents her so-called “pour paintings,” evocative abstract paintings that employ material, gesture and chance to conjure up memories of terrains and skies.

Her process begins with mixing color, pouring pigment on a canvas laid flat on the floor, allowing it to sit and lead her to where the painting should go. “It’s not really an accident because it is deliberate," Santos says. “But when the colors interact, it does create something new and surprising. I do lead it, but it ends up where it wants to be.”

Words by Raymond Ang

Carina Santos’ (b. 1988, Manila) practice moves within the intersections between arts, letters, and design. She completed her Masters in Theory and Philosophy at the Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. Since moving to the UK, Santos has been venturing into a more diverse approach, introducing new media (websites, video, sound) into the overall body of work, with a particular interest in collaboration and communication via the Internet. Santos’ works often present narratives informed by the spaces and landscapes we inhabit and exist. She lives and works between Manila and London.