Archive for February, 2006

Collections and Articulations

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

Dear Anne and all on Contré-Conference,
A very interesting set of ideas to compare! “Collections” and “Articulation.”
“Collection” is the act or process of collecting or gathering. “Collection” also refers to that which is collected, such as coins, stamps, etc. Although a collection may be organized into certain order or rules, the rules of a “collection” is […]

The tragedy of the inarticulate

Monday, February 27th, 2006

A response to: PRESS STATEMENT-Makibaka, huwag matakot! We shall resist martial rule! by Bayan Muna partylist Rep. Teddy Casiño, February 26, 2006.
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her fascist clique are dreaming if they think they can intimidate Bayan Muna and the Filipino people into silence and inaction. On the contrary, her illegal declaration of a state of […]

Rescue operations in St. Bernard - 对我的朋友在台湾。谢谢。

Sunday, February 26th, 2006

Dear friends in Taiwan,
Yesterday, the Taiwanese rescue team left Southern Leyte with much sadness, after rescue workers decided to discontinue operations because of the extreme difficulties of working in the area. Because of the rains, the mud in the area has become like quicksand, making it impossible to continue rescue operations.
The mudflow in Southern Leyte, […]

School begins…

Saturday, February 25th, 2006

A few weeks ago, I attended the wake of the mother of an ex-colleague teaching at the University of Philippines, College of Fine Arts (UPCFA). It was, surprisingly, a rather jovial meeting especially while comparing with her some awful funeral encounters with often well-meaning relatives and friends. It was also a kind of warm melancholy […]

Digital Diwa?

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

“Diwà’t Kapookán/Articulating Spaces” is my proposed title for the exhibition I was commissioned to curate for the NCCA (National Commission on Culture and the Arts) to take place 9 March – 15 April 2006 at the upper galleries of the Metropolitan Museum of Manila. Through “Diwà’t Kapookán”, I hope to make an inquiry into several […]