Meeting Dio Sumagaysay is like stepping into a labyrinth—each turn revealing a different facet of his mind, his collections, and his philosophy of art. Based in Portland, Oregon, Dio doesn’t just collect art; he collects stories, encounters, and ideas that cling to the walls of his home, his storage spaces, and his memory.

He calls his condition Arteviridea—an art collector’s disease with no cure, a spectrum between ordinary passion and obsession.