Michael Balangue / Anito Soul (they/he) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Honolulu, Hawai'i, weaving ancestral evocation, modern ritual, and cultural research rooted in the complexities of the Filipino-American experience. Drawing from animism and Filipino mythology, their practice frames decolonial futurism through spirit as a medium for ecological and ancestral reconnection in an era shaped by technological dominance. Their recent project Amen, Anito! is an audiovisual archive that explores personal and precolonial memory through the energetic traditions of jungle and budots soundscapes. They have performed at cultural institutions including MoMA PS1, Times Square Arts, and The Lot Radio. They are currently developing BALANGAY, a biosensor-based game grounded in Filipino mythology, through NEW INC's Year 12 Extended Realities track. Their work has been supported by Balikbayan Worldwide and Tropical Futures Institute, and they serve as Program Director of Biodesign Challenge, an international education nonprofit at the intersection of art, design, and biotechnology.

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