Visual Pond Artspace, Inc. is a non-profit organization committed to the visual arts. Based in Manila, Visual Pond aims to be a dynamic player in the Philippine contemporary art scene through projects that engage and promote local artists both here and abroad.

We at Visual Pond envision a contemporary art scene that is vibrant, open to experimentation and supported by the community. By taking initiatives and creating opportunities for Filipino artists, we work towards this realization for the visual arts locale.

Asides from Manila-based projects, we are also interested in regional and international exchanges on ideas, concepts and possible collaborations with definite end products.

Email: visualpond@gmail.com

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Kiri Dalena and Clarissa Chikiamco on Illuminati television show

From left to right: Kiri Dalena, Clarissa Chikiamco, Trix Syjuco and Krip Yuson

Thanks to Trix Syjuco and Krip Yuson for having artist Kiri Dalena and curator Clarissa Chikiamco on their television show, Illuminati, last December 6 at 7:10 pm, on channel GNN. They talked about their exhibition Time and Place of Incident. Catch it today and until tomorrow, December 10, Saturday, at University of the Philippines' Vargas Museum, from 9 am to 5 pm.

Monday, November 28, 2011

TIME AND PLACE OF INCIDENT artist talk on 1 Dec, Thurs, 230-430 pm

END FRAME VIDEO ART PROJECT 3
TIME AND PLACE OF INCIDENT
solo exhibition of Kiri Dalena
ongoing at the basement of Vargas Museum until 10 December 2011
Artist talk 1 December 2011, Thursday, 2.30-4.30 pm
 
Please join us on 1 December 2011, Thursday, 2.30-4.30 pm, for the artist talk of TIME AND PLACE OF INCIDENT, the solo exhibition of Kiri Dalena at the Basement of Vargas Museum. The talk will include a presentation by Dalena in discussion with the curator, Clarissa Chikiamco, and Rowena Paraan, Secretary-General of the show's co-presentor, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines

TIME AND PLACE OF INCIDENT concentrates on the killings of media journalists in the Philippines, with the country being considered as one of the world’s most dangerous places for journalists. Dalena’s show involves documentation footage taken by her and volunteers at the grave sites of these journalists as well as shots showing selected places of their assassination.The exhibition runs until 10 December 2011 at Vargas Museum, Roxas Avenue, University of the Philippines-Diliman, Quezon City, open Tuesday to Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm (closed 30 November). There is a short waiting period to view the show. For directions to Vargas Museum, click here: http://vargasmuseum.wordpress.com/visiting-the-museum/where-we-are/

Dalena’s exhibition is also the fourth offering of End Frame Video Art Project 3, a project of the non-profit organization Visual Pond. Throughout the Philippine video art festival, artists stage a solo show presenting new video work in various venues from 2011 to 2012. For more information, visit http://www.visualpond.org and for further inquiries, email visualpond@gmail.com or call +63.917.5357955.

The talk is sponsored by the GeiserMaclang marketing communication company with refreshments from Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. The show is made possible by Visual Pond and Vargas Museum and the exhibition’s co-presenters: the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, the University of the Philippines’ College of Mass Communications and Department of Art Studies, the Ateneo Art Gallery, GeiserMaclang and the individuals Carlo Gabuco and Gym Lumbera.

Monday, November 14, 2011

End Frame 3 and Vargas Museum present Time and Place of Incident, a solo exhibition by Kiri Dalena

End Frame Video Art Project 3, the 2011-2012 Philippine Video Art Festival, 
with  Vargas Museum Presents
TIME AND PLACE OF INCIDENT
a solo exhibition by Kiri Dalena
Opening on 18 November 2011, Friday, 4 pm.
Artist talk on 1 December 2011, Thursday, 2.30 pm. Exhibition runs until 10 December 2011.




Visual Pond’s End Frame Video Art Project 3: Present, the 2011-2012 Philippine video art festival, together with Vargas Museum, presents Kiri Dalena’s solo exhibition, Time and Place of Incident. The show opens at the basement of Vargas Museum on 18 November 2011, Friday, at 4 pm and runs until 10 December. An artist talk will be held at 2:30 pm on 1 December, Thursday.
Time and Place of Incident concentrates on the killings of media journalists in the Philippines, with the country being considered as the world’s most dangerous place for journalists after Iraq and Somalia. Dalena’s show involves documentation footage taken by her and volunteers at the grave sites of these journalists as well as shots showing selected places of their assassination. Believing video to be a powerful medium in conveying loss and injustice, the exhibition features Dalena’s stills and videos beaming through multiple projections in the given venue of the museum.
A winner of the Ateneo Art Awards in 2009, Dalena works as an artist and documentary filmmaker. She has made a number of politically charged exhibitions and documentaries. Majority of her sculptures and installations address acts of state violence and injustice that continue to plague the Philippines despite several regime changes. She studied B.S. Human Ecology at the University of the Philippines Los Baños and learned filmmaking at the Mowelfund Film Institute. She had her first solo exhibition in 2007 at Mag:net while this Vargas Museum exhibition forms her fifth.
Dalena’s Time and Place of Incident is also the fourth offering of End Frame Video Art Project 3, a project of the non-profit organization Visual Pond. Throughout the Philippine video art festival, artists stage a solo show presenting new video work in various venues from 2011 to 2012. Curated by Clarissa Chikiamco, the theme of the third edition, Present, refers to the current project’s focus on the video art practices of selected Philippine contemporary artists. Dalena’s exhibition follows the End Frame 3 shows of Tad Ermitaño, Manny Montelibano and Chitz Ramirez. End Frame 3 continues to 2012 with exhibitions of Kaloy Olavides, Maria Taniguchi and Yason Banal.
Time and Place of Incident is made possible by the exhibition’s co-presenters: the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, the University of the Philippines’ College of Mass Communications and Department of Art Studies, the Geiser-Maclang marketing company, the Ateneo Art Gallery and the individuals Carlo Gabuco and Gym Lumbera.
The show will be viewable throughout its run between Tuesday-Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm, (closed 30 November) with appointments of at least 10 minutes in advance highly recommended. The appointment may be set by calling Vargas Museum with telephone number (632) 9281927 or email a day in advance to vargasmuseum@gmail.com. Those without an appointment may view the show after a short waiting period. Vargas Museum is located on Roxas Avenue at the University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, http://www.vargasmuseum.wordpress.org. There will also be a satellite exhibition, Requiem, at the lobby of Plaridel Hall at the UP College of Mass Communications, Ylanan Road, Diliman, Quezon City, from 17 - 29 November 2011. For inquiries on Visual Pond projects and End Frame 3, visit http://www.visualpond.org or call Rica Estrada at +63917-8170198 or email visualpond@gmail.com.

Friday, October 21, 2011

WANTED: TUBERO artist talk tomorrow

END FRAME VIDEO ART PROJECT 3
WANTED: TUBERO
solo exhibition of Claro "Chitz" Ramirez
ongoing at Finale Art File until 27 October 2011
Artist talks with Mark Justiniani for Phantom Limb, Saturday, 22 October, 3-5 PM



Please join us on 22 October 2011, Saturday, at 3-5 pm for two artist talks, Mark Justiniani for his exhibition, PHANTOM LIMB (3-4 PM), and Claro "Chitz" Ramirez (for his show WANTED: TUBERO (4-5 PM), both exhibitions ongoing at Finale Art File. These two shows interact through the connection of pipes between their works within the same venue.  WANTED: TUBERO is a project under End Frame Video Art Project 3: Present, a series of solo exhibitions of artists presenting new video work from 2011 to 2012. Ramirez's artist talk will be followed by a brief presentation on End Frame 3 by its curator, Clarissa Chikiamco.

Finale Art File, located at Warehouse 17, La Fuerza Compound, 2241 Don Chino Roces Avenue, Makati Metro Manila, is open Monday to Saturday from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm. Both exhibitions run till 27 October 2011.

Friday, September 30, 2011

End Frame 3 and Finale Art File present WANTED: TUBERO, a solo exhibition by Claro Ramirez

END FRAME VIDEO ART PROJECT 3, the 2011-2012 Philippine Video Art Festival, 
with Finale Art File presents 
WANTED: TUBERO
a solo exhibition by Claro Ramirez
Opening on 6 October 2011, Thursday, 6 pm.
Artist talk on 22 October, Saturday, 4 pm. Exhibition runs until 27 October.



A prequel to Claro Ramirez’s offering for the upcoming 2011 Jakarta Biennale, Wanted: Tubero features an initially minimal installation of television monitors connected with PVC pipes. During the exhibition opening and throughout the show’s run, visitors will be invited to adjoin to the installation through available pipes which may be connected to the existing work. Wanted: Tubero, particularly within the arts, emphasizes the importance of engagement, participation and community. Ideas that are reflected as well in the monitors' content, the televisions play videos of other artists’ work as well as Ramirez’s own. The process of audience involvement in the installation will also be documented to eventually become a part of the evolving work.
Wanted: Tubero is the 10th solo exhibition of Claro “Chitz” Ramirez, who practices both as an artist and curator. A recipient of the Thirteen Artists Award in 2000, Ramirez’s works are often site-specific installations, attached to the exhibition space, context and audience. With the latter, he gives particular value to reception, connection and interactivity. Having studied Commercial Arts in the University of Santo Tomas and Fine Arts in the University of the Philippines, Ramirez held his first solo show in 1996 and has been exhibiting his video installations since 2002. From 2005, he has also been acting as consultant for Lopez Memorial Museum in artistic direction and in multimedia exhibitions.
Ramirez’s Wanted: Tubero is the third offering of End Frame Video Art Project 3, a project of the non-profit organization Visual Pond. Throughout the Philippine video art festival, artists stage a solo show presenting new video work in various venues from 2011 to 2012. Curated by Clarissa Chikiamco, the theme of the third edition, Present, refers to the current project’s focus on the video art practices of selected Philippine contemporary artists. Ramirez’s exhibition follows the End Frame 3 shows of Tad Ermitaño and Manny Montelibano and will be followed by the exhibitions of Kiri Dalena, Yason Banal, Kaloy Olavides and Maria Taniguchi.
The show opens at the Video Room of Finale Art File on 6 October 2011, Thursday, at 6 pm. An artist talk will be held at 4 pm on 22 October, Saturday, and the exhibition runs until 27 October 2011. Finale Art File gallery hours are Monday to Saturday, 10 am to 7 pm. Finale is located at Warehouse 17, La Fuerza Compound, 2241 Don Chino Roces Avenue, Makati Metro Manila with telephone number (632) 813-2310, 812-5034.  For more on Visual Pond projects and End Frame 3, visit http://www.visualpond.org or call Rica Estrada at +63917-8170198 or email visualpond@gmail.com.

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Sorry for the Inconvenience: Photo Documentation



Visual Pond’s End Frame Video Art Project 3: Present, together with Gallery NOVA, presented Manny Montelibano’s Sorry for the Inconvenience, the second exhibition under the 2011-2012 Philippine video art festival. The solo exhibition of Montelibano ran at Gallery NOVA from 13 August to 9 September 2011 with an artist talk held on 16 August.

Examining the idea of aggravating disturbances amidst the thrust for the public good, Sorry for the Inconvenience stages an audio-visual affront on the rhetoric of the politically powerful. In a gathering, manipulation and collision of declamations, the exhibition suggests of the all-consuming nature of dominance, which comes at both the impact and expense of others. 



Montelibano’s Sorry for the Inconvenience follows the first End Frame 3 show of Tad Ermitaño last January. Curated by Clarissa Chikiamco, the theme of the third edition, "Present," refers to the current project’s focus on selected Philippine contemporary artists’ practices in video art. Throughout the festival, each artist stages a show presenting new video work in various venues from 2011 to 2012. Other artists presenting for End Frame 3 include Claro Ramirez, Kiri Dalena, Yason Banal, Kaloy Olavides and Maria Taniguchi.







Friday, August 26, 2011

Sorry for the Inconvenience: New Screening Hours


END FRAME VIDEO ART PROJECT 3: PRESENT
SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE 
solo exhibition of Manny Montelibano
new screening hours
Tuesday - Saturday, 1-6 pm, until 9 September 2011 
Or by appointment. Contact Astrid at +63922-8006925.
Gallery NOVA, Warehouse 12A, La Fuerza Compound, 2241 Don Chino Roces Avenue, Makati Metro Manila


SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE is a project under End Frame Video Art Project 3: Present, a series of solo exhibitions of artists presenting new video work from 2011 to 2012.

For inquiries on Visual Pond projects and End Frame 3, call Rica Estrada at +63917-8170198 or email visualpond@gmail.com with 'End Frame 3' as the subject line. 

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Sorry for the Inconvenience artist and curator on Illuminati

Sorry for the Inconvenience artist Manny Montelibano and curator Clarissa Chikiamco appear on GNN channel's Illuminati show, hosted by Trix Syjuco (an artist who works with video herself) and Krip Yuson. The discussion focuses on the ongoing exhibition and the status of video in Philippine visual arts. It airs tonight, 16 August 2011, Tuesday, at 7 pm.

 From left to right: Manny Montelibano, Clarissa Chikiamco, Trix Syjuco and Krip Yuson.

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Sorry for the Inconvenience, artist talk, tomorrow 16 August 2011, 6 pm

END FRAME VIDEO ART PROJECT 3: PRESENT
SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE 
solo exhibition of Manny Montelibano 
ongoing at Gallery NOVA till 9 September
Artist talk, Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 6 pm, RSVP (63)922.800.6925
 
Please join us on 16 August 2011, Tuesday, at 6 pm for the artist talk of SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE, the solo exhibition of Manny Montelibano, ongoing at Gallery NOVA. Montelibano will be discussing his current exhibition and selected past works with the audience and End Frame 3 curator Clarissa Chikiamco. SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE is a project under End Frame Video Art Project 3: Present, a series of solo exhibitions of artists presenting new video work from 2011 to 2012. 

Adivsory: For those who want to see the exhibition, please note that the video installation equipment will be turned off during the artist talk.

RSVP for the artist talk with Gallery NOVA by contacting Astrid at (632) 392-7797 or +63922-8006925Gallery NOVA, located at Warehouse 12A, La Fuerza Compound, 2241 Don Chino Roces Avenue, Makati Metro Manila, is open Monday to Saturday from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. The exhibition runs till 9 September 2011.

For inquiries on Visual Pond projects and End Frame 3, call Rica Estrada at +63917-8170198 or email visualpond@gmail.com with 'End Frame 3' as the subject line. 

 

Thursday, August 4, 2011

End Frame 3 and Gallery NOVA present SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE, an exhibition by Manny Montelibano












Opening 13 August, Saturday, 6.30 pm. 
Artist Talk 16 August, Tuesday, 6 pm. 
Exhibition runs till 9 September 2011.

Visual Pond’s End Frame Video Art Project 3: Present, together with Gallery NOVA, presents Manny Montelibano’s Sorry for the Inconvenience, the latest exhibition of the 2011-2012 Philippine video art festival. The solo exhibition of Montelibano opens at Gallery NOVA on 13 August 2011, Saturday, at 6:30 pm with an artist talk on 16 August, Tuesday, at 6 pm.
Examining the idea of aggravating disturbances amidst the thrust for the public good, Sorry for the Inconvenience stages an audio-visual affront on the rhetoric of the politically powerful. In a gathering, manipulation and collision of declamations, the exhibition suggests of the all-consuming nature of dominance, which comes at both the impact and expense of others.
The show forms the fourth solo exhibition of the Bacolod-based Montelibano, who has been practicing as an artist and showing at various venues in Manila and the Visayas since 2002. Montelibano received his training through his experience as technical director at University of St. La Salle in Bacolod and through a 2004 director’s apprenticeship under filmmaker Peque Gallaga. Crossing fields, Montelibano is a member of the Black Artists in Asia Association Inc. and founded Bacollywood: The Visayan Film Festival. He also cofounded the production collective Produksyon Tramontina Inc. An active member of his community, he often shows in group exhibitions in his region. His other solo shows include Greater than or Equal to Infinity (Gallery NOVA, 2010), Escabeche: Filipino Sweet and Sour (Galleria Duemila, 2009) and PO Asa (Gallery Orange, 2008).
Montelibano’s Sorry for the Inconvenience is the second offering of End Frame Video Art Project 3, following Tad Ermitaño’s exhibition last January. Curated by Clarissa Chikiamco, the theme of the third edition, Present, refers to the current project’s focus on selected Philippine contemporary artists’ practices in video art. Throughout the festival, each artist stages a show presenting new video work in various venues from 2011 to 2012. Other artists presenting for End Frame 3 include Claro Ramirez, Kiri Dalena, Yason Banal, Kaloy Olavides and Maria Taniguchi.
Sorry for the Inconvenience runs until 9 September 2011. Gallery NOVA, located at Warehouse 12A, La Fuerza Compound 2241 Don Chino Roces Avenue, Makati Metro Manila, is open Monday to Saturday from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. RSVP for the artist talk at tel. no. (632) 392-7797 or +63922-8006925For inquiries on Visual Pond projects and End Frame 3, call Rica Estrada at +63917-8170198 or email visualpond@gmail.com

Friday, March 25, 2011

ArtSpeak: Doko kara kimashita ka?

Clarissa Chikiamco, the curator of End Frame Video Art Project 3: Present, will be giving a talk at the Ateneo Art Gallery on her experience in Japan, including her research on the video art collection at the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum. 

The Ateneo Art Gallery warmly invites you to an ArtSpeak session:


Doko kara kimashita ka? (Where are you from?)
A talk by Clarissa Chikiamco on her experience in Japan
2.00 pm, 30 March 2011, Wednesday
Ateneo Art Gallery
2nd Level Rizal Library Special Collections Building
Ateneo de Manila University
Loyola Heights, Quezon City
Manila, Philippines
 
Independent curator Clarissa Chikiamco spent 6 weeks in Japan, from 7 February – 20 March 2011, as the researcher in residence at the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum.  In this informal talk, Chikiamco will share about her experience—from research on video art in the FAAM collection to learning Japanese language and culture in her first ever visit to the country. The question, “Doko kara kimashita ka?” (“Where are you from?” or "Where do you come from?"), serves as a parallel to her experience—from the question she was often asked and the question she herself was asking in her research.

After this casual sharing, green tea and Japanese snacks will be served.
For inquiries, call the Ateneo Art Gallery at (632) 426.6488.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

PASSAGE: catalogue

The exhibition write-up and pdf catalogue of Passage, the first exhibition of Tad Ermitano and the first of the series of exhibitions for End Frame Video Art Project 3: Present, is available for download at this link. Please print it on A4 back to back and fold.

Thanks to Pablo Gallery for sponsoring the catalogue!

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

PASSAGE: Video documentation



Video documentation of Passage, the first solo exhibition of Tad Ermitano and the first exhibition launching End Frame Video Art Project 3: Present, the third edition and new format of the Philippine video art festival organized by Visual Pond. Curated by Clarissa Chikiamco, the festival presents solo exhibitions of artists presenting new video works from 2011-2012.

Monday, February 7, 2011

PASSAGE: Photo Documentation



End Frame Video Art Project 3: Present, a Philippine video art festival, proudly launched with Passage, the first solo exhibition by Tad Ermitaño, which opened on 15 January 2011 at Pablo Gallery, Fort Bonifacio. A site-specific work responsive to the two rooms of Pablo and the stairs between them, Passage utilized multiple projections and video mapping technology in a crossover of fairy tales and science fiction. The exhibition was extended from its original 29 January closing date to 5 February 2011. Ermitaño talked more on his work on 29 January. 


Presented by Visual Pond, End Frame Video Art Project 3's theme Present refers to the current project’s focus on selected Philippine contemporary artists’ practices in video art. Throughout the festival, each artist stages a show presenting new video work in various venues from 2011 to 2012. End Frame Video Art Project 3 is curated by Clarissa Chikiamco.

Monday, January 31, 2011

Selected video works from End Frame 2 at Film and Festival Workout Program of WORM & Fitness First: The Abnorminal Fitness Club, Rotterdam

Image from Film Festival Rotterdam

A selection from the past single-channel videos from End Frame Video Art Project 2 will be screening on loop on several monitors at the Film and Festival Workout Program of WORM & Fitness First: The Abnorminal Fitness Club in Rotterdam on 3 February, from 10 am to 3 pm, as part of the "Asian Ninja Special" of the festival. The selection for the impromptu video program was made by the artist Merv Espina who is there for a lecture/performance. Thanks Merv!

Ateneo Fine Arts Festival present ARTiculation screening on 2 February 2011

The Ateneo Fine Arts Festival and Ateneo BFA Art Management 2011 students are presenting a screening of the three episodes released so far under Visual Pond's ARTiculation series on 2 February, Wednesday, from 3.00 - 4.30 PM at the Ateneo Art Gallery, 2F Rizal Library Special Collections Building, Ateneo de Manila University, Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City. The three episodes feature Mark Salvatus, Christina Quisumbing Ramilo and Ronald Caringal
 
More episodes will be released in the coming months - volunteers willing to help edit the materials are welcome!

"Passage" - Extended run until 5 February 2011

The warmest of thanks to those who came to the artist talk and "closing" of Tad Ermitano's first solo exhibition, Passage, last Saturday at Pablo Gallery Fort Bonifacio. We're happy to announce for those who haven't seen the show that Passage will be having an extended run until this Saturday, 5 February 2011. Those who are interested in obtaining pictures of the exhibition for documentation and press coverage may click here to download hi-resolution pictures (link expires 5 February, 2 am Manila time). Video documentation will be uploaded in youtube after the exhibition run. Pablo Gallery is located at C-11 South of Market Condominium, 11th Avenue corner 26th Avenue, Fort Bonifacio Taguig and is open Tuesday to Saturday, 12 - 7 PM.

The next activity of End Frame Video Art Project 3: Present will be in late March at the Ateneo Art Gallery wherein End Frame 3 curator Clarissa Chikiamco will discuss the video art collection of the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum after her research residency there this February to March. There will also be more talks presented in the months running up till the next End Frame 3 solo exhibition, which will be of Manny Montelibano, opening in August at Gallery Nova. More details on these events will be released closer to the dates.

Monday, January 24, 2011

"Passage" - Closing & Artist Talk, 29 January 2011, 5.30 pm

PASSAGE, the first solo exhibition of Tad Ermitaño
ongoing at Pablo Gallery, Fort Bonifacio

Closing & Artist Talk: 29 January 2011, Saturday, 5.30 pm


Please join us this 29 January 2011, Saturday, at 5.30 pm for the closing refreshments and artist talk of PASSAGE, the first solo exhibition of TadErmitaño, ongoing at Pablo Gallery Fort BonifacioErmitaño will discuss the concept and challenges of his current exhibition, his other body of work and will be addressing questions posed by the audience and End Frame 3 festival curator Clarissa Chikiamco.

We will be sitting on the floor for this talk but those with preferences to chair seating may send an email to visualpond@gmail.com with 'chair' as the subject line and indicate how many seats desired to be provided by 7 pm, Thursday, 27 January. A maximum of 20 seats will be provided to accommodate chair requests. As equipment may have to be turned off during the discussion, we would like to advise those who haven't yet seen the show to please come earlier to see the exhibition in its entirety. For those who've already been to the exhibition, please note that Ermitaño has made some minor adjustments since 20 January. Those unable to see the exhibition, documentation will be uploaded on youtube after the exhibition run.

This branch of Pablo Gallery is located at C-11 South of Market Condominium, 11th Avenue corner 26th Avenue, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, Manila. Please click here for a map to the gallery. It is walking distance from and located as the same street as Fully Booked. Parking is available at High Street and Market Market area. The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday, 12 noon to 7 pm. For Pablo inquiries, please call Lara at +63.999.5160645.

Passage is a project under End Frame Video Art Project 3: Present, a series of solo exhibitions of artists presenting new video work from 2011 to 2012. For inquiries on the project, email visualpond@gmail.com with 'end frame 3' as the subject line.

Monday, January 10, 2011

End Frame Video Art Project 3 Launches with PASSAGE, the first solo exhibition of Tad Ermitaño

END FRAME VIDEO ART PROJECT 3: PRESENT
Launches with PASSAGE, the first solo exhibition of Tad Ermitaño
15-29 January 2011, Pablo Gallery Fort Bonifacio


End Frame Video Art Project 3: Present, a Philippine video art festival, commences this month as the third edition and new format of the video art festival which took place in 2006 and 2007. Presented by Visual Pond, the theme Present refers to the current project’s focus on selected Philippine contemporary artists’ practices in video art. Throughout the festival, each artist stages a show presenting new video work in various venues from January 2011 to January 2012.

The festival proudly launches with Passage, a solo exhibition by Tad Ermitaño, opening on January 15 at Pablo Gallery, Fort Bonifacio. A site-specific work responsive to the two rooms of Pablo and the stairs between them, Passage utilizes multiple projections and video mapping technology in a crossover of fairy tales and science fiction. Ermitaño, who has studied philosophy, biology and filmmaking, has participated in several local and international group exhibitions and film festivals, including the 2002 videoart.mov, the 2004 Hong Kong International Film Festival, the 2006 Ogaki Biennale, the 2007 Dime a Dozen at Lopez Museum, the 2008 Inter-society of Electronic Arts juried exhibition and recently, the Hear to Ear exhibition of Fete dela Wsk. Passage marks the first solo exhibition of this media artist, running until 29 January 2011 with a closing talk by the artist at 5:30 pm.

Pablo Gallery, located at C-11 South of Market Condominium, 11th corner 26th Avenue, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, is open Tuesday to Saturday from 12 noon to 7:00 pm, tel. no. (632) 506-0602. Other confirmed artists presenting new works for End Frame 3 include Manny Montelibano, Claro Ramirez, Kiri Dalena and Kaloy Olavides with the full schedule and line-up to be announced soon. For inquiries on the project, call +63917-5357955 or email visualpond@gmail.com. Passage is with thanks to Green Papaya Art Projects.