Ja Turla

About me

Ja Turla came up with Mirrored Trees' concept during her two-week stay in a psychiatric ward in 2015. To keep herself relatively sane, she brought many books and setup a mini library beside her hospital bed. One of the books was Alan Moore's Watchmen. She re-read it and developed an intense fascination with one of the main characters named Rorschach. As his name suggests, it was derived from Rorschach inkblot test (mirrored, black inkblots) used by psychologists to analyze their patients' perceptions. Ja loves taking photos of trees so much so she playfully combined her two interests, hence Mirrored Trees emerged.

She believes this is the only thing she excels at so she tries hard to sustain it. She discovered that the process of creating these images somehow stabilizes her rapid cycling mood and maintains her rational self.

This is also her feeble attempt at exploring the immense array of alternate realms and her way to communicate to the public the certainty that trees are divine and sentient beings.

She already exhibited this photo series around the country and was selected to take part in a group show in Rome, Italy.

This is how she heals.

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EXHIBITS

-Baguio’s Pinest, VOCAS Gallery, Baguio City, September 2014
-Four Way Street, VOCAS Gallery, Baguio City, February 2015
-WYAAP Creative Art Jam Exhibit, Quezon City, December 2015
-Heavy Me(n)tal Art Exhibit, Black Kings Bar x Café, Quezon City, December 2015
-Engkwentro, VOCAS Gallery, Baguio City, June 2016
-PUP Health Fest Arts Festival, PUP, Santa Mesa, February 2017
-Women in Art Exhibit, VOCAS Gallery, Baguio City, March-April 2017
-Toska: A Mental Health Art Exhibit, Commune, Makati City, April 2017
-Art Exchange Manila, Greenbelt 5, Makati City, April 2017
-Earth Day Celebration, La Mesa Eco Park, Quezon City, April 2017
-Mandala Art Exhibit, VOCAS Gallery, Baguio City, April-May 2017
-Algoritmo, Garden Theater, Baguio City, May 2017
-Solid Empire Productions: 5th Year Anniversary, The Quarry Beer Garden, Las Pinas City, June 2017
-Fete de la Musique: Brazilian Stage,The Woodman's Head, Makati City, June 2017
-Loosen Art’s A Surreal Vision Exhibition, Millepiani, Rome, Italy, June 2017
-Hue(man) Arts Festival, Marikina City, August 2017
-Despite my Being 2, Sining Kamalig, Cubao, Quezon City, August-Sept 2017
-Namaskar Yoga and Healing Arts Festival, Baguio Country Club, Baguio City, Sept 2017

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