Filipino for “trinket,” ABUBOT is a special catalog of the If Trees Could Talk International Art Biennale, spotlighting artworks from found objects. Consistent with the spirit of If Trees Could Talk, the exhibition celebrates creativity, sustainability, and imagination. ABUBOT is a call for less waste and an inquiry into our increasingly hyper-consumerist world; an invitation to reuse and revive what we already have.

Seventeen artists have created works from items that would’ve otherwise been discarded, transforming everyday objects into pieces of art that question, challenge, or reimagine a society obsessed with consumption and what it means for humankind, the environment, and the future we share together.