Creation of my body: What is the body really made of?

Fil-am Giovanni Ortega (right) and Australian student Zed Hopkins at SBS studio in Sydney

Fil-am Giovanni Ortega (right) and Australian student Zed Hopkins at SBS studio in Sydney Source: SBS Filipino/Annalyn Violata

Physically our bodies are made up of millions of cells, muscles and tissues, but what do our body made of? Image: Fil-am Giovanni Ortega (right) and Australian student Zed Hopkins at SBS studio in Sydney (SBS Filipino/Annalyn Violata)


Filipino-American playwright Giovanni Ortega answers this question as he shares his art through a workshop called "Katawan: Creation of my Body." While Australian Zed Hopkins joins Ortega in these workshops in Sydney and Brisbane to really look into a person beyond the physical, rather what's inside his heart.

Video of the interview available below:

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