![Kalabaw, the water buffalo is the national animal of the Philippines. A symbol of hardwork, resilience and perseverance that many Filipinos identify with. Two women busy working in a factory with a hanging sculpture of the Kalabaw cropped to the right.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/d18c7a8a-f326-494b-a0e2-8ef900e98af4/0/0/0/0,0,2230,2700,1600,2700/0-0-0/67602bea-ed6c-446a-aed4-0e70ba554ac9/1/1/Website-Layla_Al_Rayes-The_Spirit_of_the_Kalabaw-61x76_2x1_5cm-2021.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037609664~hmac=d80faba90784c378ff33d240d4d5e9d9da649da6c9eddcf75b971d07573d0341)
‘The Spirit of the Kalabaw’-Acrylic on Canvas 61x76.2x1.5cm Aug 2021
Part of the 'SAMA-SAMA' Series
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!['Kain na' by Layla Al Rayes
Part of the 'SAMA-SAMA' Series
Translation: ‘Let’s Eat’. The sitter invites the viewer to join and share a meal together. This is quintessentially Filipino.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/d18c7a8a-f326-494b-a0e2-8ef900e98af4/0/0/0/0,0,2150,2500,1600,2500/0-0-0/679051b8-9a6a-4539-b81c-524e9433c32d/1/1/Website-Layla_Al_Rayes-Kain_na-50_8x61x1_7cm-2021.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037609664~hmac=9f87f967bfb6139f2f6499c6fc705722448d0ee36ae67a49eed1efcb75b3636f)
‘Kain na’-Acrylic on Canvas 50.8x61x1.7cm Aug 2021
Part of the 'SAMA-SAMA' Series
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!['Kontento' by Layla Al Rayes
Part of the 'SAMA-SAMA' Series
An elderly figure happily watches his family eat with pure content. Eating is treated as a social affair. Togetherness especially in mealtimes is very important in the Filipino home.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/d18c7a8a-f326-494b-a0e2-8ef900e98af4/0/0/0/0,0,2150,2500,1600,2500/0-0-0/1aac69a9-07fc-444d-b416-5b5f6c6585a9/1/1/Website-Layla_Al_Rayes-Kontento-50_8x61x1_7cm-2021.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037609664~hmac=9f87f967bfb6139f2f6499c6fc705722448d0ee36ae67a49eed1efcb75b3636f)
‘Kontento’-Acrylic on Canvas 50.8x61x1.7cm Aug 2021
Part of the 'SAMA-SAMA' Series
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