LAWALAWA is an installation and activated meshwork space that also offers a protocol. The basket becomes a symbol of Bayotic Refugia, a term the artist coined that merges “bayot,” the Bisayan language term for queer or femme, with “biota,” referring to the plant and animal life of a particular region. The basket serves as a metaphor for refuge, where broken life can rest and regenerate within oppressive environments. The net structure functions as a physical, offline "web", both an installation and a space to be held in.