SAMIN is a multimedia exhibit by UP ACTS created with the question in mind: “what is Filipino fashion?” UP ACTS recognizes the problem in the difficulty of answering that question and relates it to the often grey interpretation of what the Filipino national identity is. Samin in Cebuano means, “mirror” and is also meant to […]
Human Seascape “Human Seascape” is based on my years-long journey that took place in the seas surrounding Japan, Korea and the Philippines mainly along the Kuroshio and Tsushima Warm currents, exploring lives and worldviews inspired by people who live with the sea. The exhibition consists of video work and documents and a series of photographic […]
As flames consumed our beloved Faculty Center, the UP community came together to mourn the loss of not just a building but an entity that, to us, was very much alive – we deplored the loss of knowledge, memories, and chronicles so dear to both students and teachers alike. More than the doors, more than […]
Sa Timyas ng Paglaya is an exhibition of works by political prisoners: activists arbitrarily arrested, detained, and facing either political or false criminal charges for their work in community organizing among the poor. They are among the 543 political prisoners are currently held captive by the state. The exhibit features 130 works—ranging from paintings to […]
This exhibit revolves and focuses upon the lives of the indigenous youth and children in contemporary times. One can see images from the mundane things that young people do such as playing, helping their parents in agricultural work, making crafts and other daily activities. Some of these photographs show children and youth while in school […]
The fashion weeks in Paris, Milan, London and Berlin not only attract journalists, bloggers, buyers and celebrities. Models parade around in outfits that are, more or less, suitable for everyday wear, orchestrating designs and breathing life into them for a few moments on the catwalk. Glossy magazines, blogs and TV shows report on the latest […]
Renowned geographer Carl Sauer lamented the lack of vocabulary to describe space, a very crucial unit of geography. When words, numbers, and facts are naught, images emerge as valuable sources of enlightenment. How does one put a name on the sensed particularity of a space? In which realm does the space of human experience belong? […]
RESTORATIVE is a collaborative exhibition honoring the traditional healing methods and culture of the Ivatan people, an indigenous group at the extreme north of the Philippines. Whether one is a manuvatuva, a mangaptus or a mamiyay, they perform a curative and uplifting function in Ivatan society and culture. They are invisible threads that bind and […]
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