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In our latest Artist Spotlight, The Beat Asia sat down with Michelle as she opens up about her artistic beginnings, her evolving interpretation of femininity, and how she balances the dualities of womanhood — their strength and vulnerability, as well as their delicacy and defiance with bold and elegant intent. She also reflects on her creative process, her feminist influences, and the empowering messages she hopes young women will take from her art.

Lining the museum walls were artworks that told the stories of girls and women, celebrating growth, diversity, and empowerment. Each piece came alive with audio recordings, inviting guests to listen to the stories behind the works of Michelle Alde, Ana Luciano-Fernandez, Bea Fernandez, Clarisse Alfonso, and Jos Curates’ sculpture. Their art mirrored the mission of Lactacyd: to empower women by putting their lived experiences—like skin itself—at the forefront.

Artworks celebrating womanhood were showcased at a pop-up museum at Shangri-La Plaza in Mandaluyong City, part of a feminine hygiene specialist’s advocacy to empower women and boost their skin confidence.

“Each artwork here, as much as possible, we try to represent the different stages of womanhood from childhood, teenhood, all the way to graceful aging, even motherhood,” Jamie Superable-Martin, the brand manager of Lactacyd, said.