polyhedron #3

Enigma bleonza

Noong HS pa siya, mga feature article at sports stories ang sinusulat niya, sa isang national schools press conference sa GenSan ang tanong ay tungkol kay Bin Laden at 9/ 11. Kaya naman imbis na accountancy ang kinuha niya o medisina, kumuha siya ng malikhaing pagsulat. Sinubukan niya magsulat ng mga tula, sa simula tapos nagsulat rin siya ng mga dula bago magsulat ng piksyon. Kaya nadiskubre niya ang soluble fish. Naglabas rin siya ng paminggalang lanta si ninotchka rosca at unang 18 nito huli ay spontaneous human combustion. Pusible pala maglathala nang di dumadaan sa normal na proseso ng pag-iimprenta, aprubal ng mga patnugot o pabliser. Kelangan lang ng guntingm papel, panulat, pandikit, photocopu at siking bagsakan na tindahan. Bukas pa ang crowded house, conspiracy at tandem wala pang bulatlat, rappler at mga blog.file:///Users/rtnobleza/Pictures/iPhoto%20Library/Masters/2015/06/04/20150604-093139/DSC_0115.JPG

Autopoeitic ecosystems after bakawan from the front to the back end of radyo itim

DJ Sei Tan and DJ Future initially coordinated with DJ Memory regarding the participation of Radyo Itim under the Civ:Lab initiative. The initiative would become part of common space/ swarm bibliotheque. The preparation began during the terms x agreement discursive project by Merv Espina, trying to gather folks from the info shop and artist run spaces. At least three info shop were involved and a curatorial project met half-way across the globe. Lian Ladia of Planting Rice along with England Hidalgo of Over x Out approached Bas Umali of Onsite Info Shop. Which in turn prepared a program of activities on the side. DJ Future and DJ Memory were preparing a complimentary proposal. By December, DJ Sei Tan approached several people to partake with the Radyo Itim open program. Meanwhile, DJ Future also prepared a workable plan to accommodate “others” and outside the circle.

If you take a look, it seems like a crossword puzzle with across and downs, a regular schedule of Saturdays were intended for survival, sustainability, ecology and resistance radio. Apart form the regular two hour runs during the weekends, there were also twice a week discussions and skills-sharing recorded live and broadcasted every Sundays. During the first three days, during the opening and a couple of days getting the feel of the terrain within the common space. There were anxieties and reservations, during the next three weeks, confidence was slowly and painstakingly gained. Foot traffic and noise management were issues of the day, yet parties involved, silently took part with the contestation and negotiation of the common, shared, open and mutual space. DJ Claire’s programming was more conventional and pleasing to the ears with everyday topics and well-selected playlist. While DJ Shadow, DJ Magdalene and DJ Lukinda also took turns about issues on the environment, gender and art.

If you take a look, it seems like a crossword puzzle with across and downs, a regular schedule of Saturdays were intended for survival, sustainability, ecology and resistance radio. Apart form the regular two hour runs during the weekends, there were also twice a week discussions and skills-sharing recorded live and broadcasted every Sundays. During the first three days, during the opening and a couple of days getting the feel of the terrain within the common space. There were anxieties and reservations, during the next three weeks, confidence was slowly and painstakingly gained. Foot traffic and noise management were issues of the day, yet parties involved, silently took part with the contestation and negotiation of the common, shared, open and mutual space. DJ Claire’s programming was more conventional and pleasing to the ears with everyday topics and well-selected playlist. While DJ Shadow, DJ Magdalene and DJ Lukinda also took turns about issues on the environment, gender and art.

The closing week was a peek of the future multi-platform outcomes. During the first week of pirate box, survival kitchen and solar set-up with a  test broadcast, was all part of a faint and distant memory. The Trade and Upcycling workshop and Kamote Revolution was an exercise if imagining the future. Mag-isa Collective and Ako Media lodged a series of activities which stirred the limits of the museum space like SKAM (Sining Kalye ay Masaya) in the museum, a library of shoplifted books, outside the museum and junk inside the museum. The last series of talks and skills-sharing co-organized by Info Shop Marinduque and Marindukanon Studies Center rehashed and punctuated several themes from the previous four weeks like Pag-iral about survival, Likas-Kaya on sustainable practices. Oikos: ecology and economics regarding spaces in transit along with an exchange between SIKAP (Sandigan para sa Ikauunlad ng Kamalayang maka-Araling Pilipino) and DANUM (Dalubhasaan ng mga Umuusbong na Mag-aaral ng Araling Filipino). The last day was not the end but a historical marker, March 14, 2015 was incidentally Pi day, a metric to measure the whole circle. It was both a revelation and surprise-filled DJ Shadow and DJ Wazak Dela Rocha, participated, Mutual Aid Not Charity, Filipino Cultural Creative with DJ Fatal Sounds and Maharlika Integral Emergence joined via skype. It was a loop, a life on its own.

Kontra Gapi and Transform Asia

It was a bit uncomfortable crossing the line between groups and networks. When you gain trust and build bridges you don’t waste it or burn yourself out. I have been exposed to Kontemporaryong Gamelang Pilipino ever since undergrad years. I came to know some members and invited them before, I also attended a but of the Asian Socialism Congress at the UP College of Social Work and Community development last November, I am familiar already with Transform Asia and those who run the Activist School from way back at the Institute for Popular Democracy. I’ met Tak from Kontra Gapi and invited him, incidentally as a member of the Sulat Kamay Writing Collective. I met Reihana from the Asian Socialism Congress, I usually just read her blog posts and articles about women’s issues. During the morning, I gave to help out in transferring the Asian orchestra instruments, a good thing that Vargas folks were about to finish in de-installing Aze Ong’s light in ecosystem at the UP CAL new building. Afterwards, I need to do a similar set up with Musikaibuturan, with microphones, sound mixer, hand e down transmitted, internet connection and ustream. By the afternoon, a women’s round table discussion co-sponsored by Transform Asia about health care, factory workers, international women’s day march and Southeast Asian women’s movement. In the end, what was not very audible became more audible, what was not clear at the onset became a but more clearer.

DLSU Research Conference featuring women scientists and researchers

It was an annual gathering of seasoned, budding and foreign researchers and scholars. DLSU University Research and Coordinating office convened its faculty, students and researcher-scholars to partake a two to three day cerebral exercise. The highlight of the first was a keynote speech by a novel woman scientist in line with the international women’s month. After which I participated during the graduate school colloquium where I presented a paper regarding cultures of sustainability and multidisciplinary theory-criticism. I took the chance to make transversal lines between ecological crises, anarchism and cultural production. Although not all of the attendees were fully satisfied, the moderator welcomed the topic and pointed out , the vibrant collectives and autonomous groups I made mention were significant content-generators and practitioners of transmedia. I only made mention of the info shop from NCR, Cavite, Bikol, Marinduque Davao, but focused more on the common roots of Organic Minds and Maharlika Integral Emergence. The second day, I came deliberately as a participant only, an observer, waiting for an opportune time to invite others in the Project Bakawan arts fest which was already taking place at UP Diliman and an upcoming Translocal Conference in Corregidor about Philippine Studies. Luckily, I cam across some participants form the recently concluded 8^th DLSU Arts Congress and convinced them to turn on their respective abstracts if not come at UP Diliman for the Bakawan Fest.