Museo
Iloilo, Fujifilm Philippines, and the UPV Chancellor's Committee on Culture
& the Arts invite everyone to KALYE
ILONGGO: A Photographic Journey, the first photographic exhibit of Street & Documentary Photographers -
Iloilo (SDPI). The exhibit will feature 60 prints
in color and black & white, aiming to raise the Ilonggo consciousness about
themes that do not readily fit the usual concept of beautiful.
Consistent with conventions on
street photography, Kalye Ilonggo is confrontational and compels the viewers to
look at what may often be disregarded or not minded despite being present in
everyday encounters. Inspired by street photographers like Alex Webb, Henri
Cartier Bresson, Luis Liwanag, and Rick Rocamora, the photographs in the
collection celebrate not beauty itself but le moment décisif, the small gesture, the elusive shaft of light, the geometry,
the fortuitous gathering of elements that create meaning to the scene. In
effect, the collection invites the viewer to become firstly a mindful observer then
become a participant in the creation of beauty.
The photographers
in Kalye Ilonggo are Rey Bayona, Greg Delos Reyes, Lucille Detoyato, Leofil
Durana, Alan Fajardo, Jay Gadong, Dennis Gamarcha, Israel Gonzalez, Meryl
Puljanan Hiso, Jon Japitana, Izanor Lyn Javier, Vernan Jagunap, Jonathan
Jurilla, Emmanuel Lerona, Christian Lozañes, Alfredo Nathaniel Marte, Ira
Pahila, Ruperto Quitag, Nelson Rondan, JP Sarsoza, and Joy Sumagaysay.
The
exhibition will also feature ISTORYA
KURIS-KURIS, a series of artist interaction and lectures with the following
topics and schedules: July 4 (1:00 pm) - SP Workshop with Rommel Bundalian; July
5 (6:00 am) - Photowalk with Rommel Bundalian; July 6 (1:00 pm) - "Kalyegraphy:
SP 101 with Jonathan Jurilla"; (2:00 pm) - "SP: From Bresson to
Bacani" with Nelson Rondan; July 7 (1:00 pm) - "SP Survival Guide:
Conquer Your Fear" with JP Sarsoza; (2:00 pm) - "Dealing with People
in the Streets" with Emmanuel Lerona; July 8 (1:00 pm) - "SP
Approaches & Techniques" with Israel Gonzalez; (2:00 pm) - Art & Photography
with Alfredo Nathaniel Marte.
Kalye Ilonggo is curated by Ilonggo
artist PG Zoluaga. It will open on July 3, 2015, and will be on view from July
4 to 16, 2015, at the Museo Iloilo. Museo Iloilo is located at Bonifacio Drive,
Iloilo City. For more information, please contact Mr. James Mozart Amsua, curator
of Museo Iloilo, at (33) 3372986 or email at jamesamsua@yahoo.com.
