2012 couldn't end any better that before it passed on to 2013, i decided to take part in in a small exhibition project despite knowing that i might deliver in a few weeks after that. the "Work in Progress" (WIP) is expected to close on the 15th of January 2013, roughly a month after the initial meeting that 15th of December 2012.
WIP is a sort of creative collaboration of every person who is part (and commits!) of the planned WIP. the gallery where the work is to be curated and exhibited will serve as the studio in the duration of the work. In the very first invitational meeting we had, without batting an eyelash, almost every one in the small gallery raised their hand when asked who'd be interested to participate in WIP. in the first official meeting, the number was trimmed down to about 70-80%. the project finished with ten (10) participants. i think 11 completed but one was rejected due to incoherence -- he submitted a totally different work, totally unrelated to the concept he originally presented.
in the month-long process, i was able to come up with 3 pieces of "manipulated" photographs (for lack of term--i really don;t know how to call them) and one installation piece. My proposed project was to document a colleague's progress using photography and supplement the documentation with stories. i originally wanted to make a daily progress documentation sort of project but changed due to the nature of the colleague's own project*.
as in most works, people always wish they had more time or had managed their time wisely. i wanted to say i wish i did, too because in the last last days of December and the first two weeks of January, i became practically useless and unable to work, just as when i had all the concepts laid out. I sort of planned those days to be the execution days. in retrospect, i would have followed a different work program/plan of execution. i would have done it, one at a time: research a little, make a trial execution, move on to another if the initial trial works, repeat if it doesn't. In actuality, what i did was, i a lot of time working on my concepts only to bump into a dead end when it was time for me to test it.
but all is well that ends well. my art teacher (also one of the convenors of the wip) was very happy of the outcome of my work (and gave his "graduation" blessing to me) because little, if none, was lost in the transition and translation of my ideas into a tangible art piece (see below).
but all is well that ends well. my art teacher (also one of the convenors of the wip) was very happy of the outcome of my work (and gave his "graduation" blessing to me) because little, if none, was lost in the transition and translation of my ideas into a tangible art piece (see below).
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| Character Studies: I |
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| Character Studies: II |
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| Character Studies: III |
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*the colleague spent 60% of his time in the studio researching and i had nothing much to document on a daily basis. Add to that the fact that the agreed working arrangement between me and the convenor was that i would (probably) spend majority of my work hours outside because of my day job. i committed to spending at least four hours of Saturdays in the studio/gallery to work on my "progress".
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The exhibit for the Work in Progress can be viewed at the Cinematheque Iloilo Gallery
from January 15-February 15, 2013
below is the facebook link for the details:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151137271871682.436822.601866681&type=1
