The UP Vargas Museum, Project
Bakawan and Planting Rice present Ethos,
Bathos, Pathos at the 1F Galleries of the museum. The exhibit opens on 12
Feb 2015 at 4pm.
From 12 Feb to 15 March 2015, the
exhibition will also include a public program of music performances and
workshops. Concerts composed by Dr.
Jonas Baes will be performed by musicians from the UP College of Music every
Thursdays of February 12, 19, 26 and March 5 from 4pm to 5pm. Daily to weekly workshops in reference to
ecological transition hosted by autonomous collectives, with invited artists,
activists, specialists and researchers will take place within the exhibition
run. Workshops will include the use of
radio for disaster relief, upcycling in design, ecology and economic theory
discussions, food politics, alternative energy, creative resistance and more.
The exhibit is part of the Project
Bakawan, a collaborative art festival that seeks to establish a network of art
practitioners, academics, students, and community organizations in order to
secure a sustainable future against the current ecological and global crisis.
Ethos, Bathos, Pathos shows the idea of
interconnectivity in the maintenance of life: a system comprises singular
entities that affect the larger whole. The exhibit is divided into three
sections, each representing a part of a whole: Ethos, the soul; Bathos,
the physical body; and Pathos, the
interpretation of a pumping heart. Ethos includes
Tommy Haffalla’s photographs depicting the everyday life of indigenous people
in the mountain province as well as a weekly performance concert of composer
Jonas Baes. Bathos presents the
installation work of Junyee. His search for a distinct Philippine art form
paved the way for his use of indigenous and organic materials in his works,
most of which reflect the ideas of the dignity of the human spirit, care for
the environment, and struggle against self-destruction. Pathos transforms the museum’s space into a demarcated area which
houses various autonomous projects (Onsite Infoshop, Etnikobandido,
Marindukanon Studies Center and CIV:LAB) that serve as a meeting point,
workshop space (D.I.Y Solar Power, Wi-fi/Radio Station), lounge and
bibliotheque.
Ethos Bathos Pathos was inspired by a
text made by Marian Pastor Roces that reflects on the condition of contemporary
art and discusses activisms that move the process of decolonization forward in
the Philippines.
Ethos Bathos Pathos runs until 14 March
2015 and is supported by the Japan Foundation, Manila.
The exhibit is
organized by curators Lian Ladia and Sidd Perez of Planting Rice. Planting Rice
is an alternative platform aimed at fostering the rise of cross-pollination
among artistic communities. It distributes information on vital exhibitions,
events, places and influences by art professionals in Southeast Asia,
Australia, the United States and Europe who maintain networks and crossovers in
the Philippines.
For more
information, please contact Vargas Museum at (+632) 928-1927 (direct line),
(+632) 981-8500 loc. 4024 (UP trunkline), (+632) 928-1925 (fax) or send an
e-mail to vargasmuseum@gmail.com.
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