Issay Rodriguez's (b. 1991 in Manila, Philippines; lives and works in Manila) practice revolves around projects that deal with themes of humanism and ecology. By working on research and community engagements enabled by artist residencies and inter-disciplinary collaborations, she is able to look into projects that explore human emotions and values that can be explained or expressed through art and technology. Rodriguez uses drawings, cyanotypes, and other formats such as virtual and augmented realities to materialize her long-term research on the life of bees and the exploration of botanical archives in understanding the influence of the environment on humans and vice versa. While completing her BFA at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, she received a bursary to attend the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris through the Jose Moreno Foundation. Her works were presented at the main exhibition of the 57th Venice Biennial in 2017 (Italy), in "A World, Anew" curated by Joyce Toh at S.E.A. Focus 2023 (Singapore), and in "Adaptation: A Reconnected Earth" curated by Joselina Cruz and James Luigi Tana at the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (Manila). Selected artist residencies include Bellas Artes Projects (Bataan, PH), Gasworks (London, UK), and the Centre Intermondes (La Rochelle, FR).