FutureXSaturday Market

Kinakabahan talaga ako nung Future Market nitong June 15 kasi baka umulan at kakakunti ang magpunta.

Pero ayos naman. Sabi nga ni Krishna kay Arjuna we have the right for the work but not for the results.

So practice excellence na lang at gawin ang ating kaya.

May mga bagay ako na inimprove mula dun sa nakaraan na Market.

Hiniram ko yung malaking maleta ni Mommy ko para mas madami akong madala. At mas marami nga akong dinala.

Di na ako nagdala ng nakaframe dahil mabigat mas pinili ko na magdala ng mas marami.

Nakabili din ako ng led light na nagamit ko.

Para ilawan ang bagong gawa ko na collapsible rack para mas madaling i-browse yung mga gawa ko. At hindi ma-damage din.

Nagdala na din ako ng latag.

At hindi na sila Camz(Black Soup) ang kasama ko sa booth. Si pareng Ros na nakilala ko dun sa book-binding workshop ni Mira.

Resin sculpts ang specialty ni Ros specifically mga resin pipes. Parang ang kaibigang si Eriko Pedojan nga tumawa si Ros eh.

Nagtaas din ako ng presyo na hindi nagustuhan ng iba. Pero mas ayos para sakin kasi mas determinado ang mga kumukuha ng gawa ko. At hindi sumusubok manghingi ng discount. Hindi lahat ng gawa. Yung Kite Aerial photographs lang.

May bagong zine pati ako na nadagdag ang Artist's Notes number 1. 50 pesos. Mga notes galing sa mga talks na na-attendan ko.

Tapos sangkatutak nung mga poster/books na tinuro ni Dito. Iba-ibang topic. Mga iba ibang gawa ko. sunsets vs buildings, transmission number 1, kite aerial photography, kaleidoscope world, at caustics.

Nadun din si Pareng Ian at si Pareng Jerel.

Si Pareng Jerel nagbenta ng mga vintage at secondhands mula sa kanilang family vintage collection.

Si Pareng Ian nagbenta ng mga gawa niya mula dun sa thesis work niya. Naudyok ko siya na sumali. At nakabenta naman siya. Yehey!!!

At si Sir Lorenzo Gabutina na inimbitahan kung umattend nung nakaraang Future Market pero di nakapunta. Kumuha siya ng pwesto ngayon at nagbenta ng kanyang mga very original digital artworks/photographs prints.

At dahil SaturdayXFuture Market siya. Mas halo-halo ang mga taong nagpunta mas marami din ang taong nagpunta.

May mga foreigner din na dumaan na parang parte ata ng tour sa Escolta. Ewan di ko natanong.

Tapos yung ibang na-meet ko nung last na Future Market na mga artists nadun din at may mga nadagdag din.

Yey Art! Next month ulit. 

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Mira Asriningtyas on Lir Shop and Book-binding (post on progress)

The following day Mira gave her talk. Which was about Lir space. And basic bookbinding, which we got to make.

Here is the audio recording of the talk: http://www.mediafire.com/download/p6spa3r7cql5upu/Mira_Asriningtyas.mp3

Mira taught the simple bookbind. Then Dito taught the poster/book book.

She said that the book-binding started as a way to fill the void. The lack of books on topics they were insterested about. It was a write was you wish to write.

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Dito Yuwono on Contemporary Photography scene on Indonesia (post on progress)

Dito is one of the two artists in residence in 98b. Mira his wife and partner in art being the other. 

He gave a talk about the Contemporary photography scene in Indonesia. You can download the recorded audio of the talk here: http://www.mediafire.com/?imw8uh3ydwhx6yz .

I just outline what the talk was about. Please do listen to the recording. Though it's quite choppy because it's my first time to record a talk. The next one is better :)

He presented 3 spaces that are involved in contemporary photography.

1) Mes 56 

Is a contemporary photography group. There website is: http://kantorberita.mes56.com/

They have a lot of programs including artists residency, exhibitions and the legal artist program.

Which aims to "legalize" or validate emerging contemporary photographers.

2) Kelas Pogi Yogyakarta

Is a house owned by a famous photographer. There they hold free photography workshops that are scheduled based on the instructor/s and the owner's whim. 

They have a food stall outside the house. So the place is a hub for photographers and artists to just hang around. 

Food is important as they said.

I remember how FPPF (Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation, Inc. a group I used to hang out a lot) also has a lot of food. Especially during events and workshop ending.

They also hold concerts and exhibitions on that place.

3) Cephas Photo Forum

Is a documentary photography focused group. Not really into contemporay photography but some members of the group were from Mes56 programs and/or artists.

Then Mira gave and impromptu talk about the talk that is supposed to talk place the following day because those who were present might not be able to go again the following day.

Mira talked about their space "Lir". Lir shop. Which is french for hideaway place.

It's located inside a residential area. A house turned into an artist space.

There they have a lot of activities. Exhibitions, art selling activities, show and tell, new project presentation, idea club, cooking activities, casette playing, book reading, workshops, concerts, etc.

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Updated: Matting

Ito yung lumang matting tutorial ko: http://geromesoriano.blogspot.com/2012/03/the-secret-to-cutting-bevel-mat-board.html

Mas komplikado 'to at mas time-consuming dahil beveled cut. Beveled - naka 45 degree angle yung cut.

Yung mga malalaking kong prints nakaganun sila lahat. Yung mga maliliit hindi. Dahil mahirap gawin sa maliit yun eh. Ang dami kong nasayang dahil. At maninira ng cutting mat ang beveled cutter. Ewan siguro bibili ako ng ibang beveled cutter.

So matting. San kukuha ng mat board. Meron nabibili kela Ate Lexan (P.Noval street malapit sa may Espana), sa M. Enriquez (Recto pagkalagpas ng Rizal ave.), at sa Deovir (Recto corner underpass?) na Bainbridge mat board ang iba-iba kulay. Ganun ginamit ng kaibigan ko. Pero parang cold-press illustration board lang din yun. Pero 15 by 20 lang ata ang pinaka malaki nun.

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The Happiness Formula

Negative Emotion + Positve/Active action = Back to the groove/mojo/bliss

Negative Emotion + Rumination/Reflection = Toxic Mind poison

Feeling bad. Out of tune. Frustrated. Then get up stand up. And do something active, positive. 

And you will back to your groove.

Feeling bad. Think and rationalize. And you feel depressed. Angry. And helpless.

And you will become an (your name here)zilla

So again. 

Feeling irritated. Do something good. Straight up. Smile. Try to laugh. Don't take yourself so goddamn seriously. And act.

Energy is the chief hero.

Energy is not feed into us by outside things.

We manufacture energy.

We muster energy. 

We control our energy.

Thus we have the power to control our mood, mind, self.

So do something. Get up stand up as Bob Marley would say.

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Veejay Villafranca: Working in Collaboration with NGOs

Yesterday June 5, 2013. Award-winning photographer Veejay Villafranca gave a talk about "Working in Collaboration with NGOs" during the second day of Greepeace's "The Climate Imperative" exhibition in Eastwood Mall.
Veejay started out the first two challenges that a photographer would face in pitching a collaboration with an NGO
1) That they don't hire photographers with very little experience in the industry/field. I take that as, the NGO will look at your portfolio and credentials to check if you are what you say you are. If you have done the kind of work you are pitching before or have done something similar to it that they can gauge your ability to deliver. And your reputation perhaps from networks from friend of a friend of a friend.
2) That they don't usually hire photographers to do these long-term photography documentaries. Your work must somehow align with the organizations own agendas/advocacies for the collaboration to be plausible. And in this Veejay said that research is bery important and helpful.
The photodocumentary that Veejay pitched to Greenpeace was his long-term documentary project "Displace Earth".
It was an effort to collect, edit and present the recurring flooding and calamities that he been documenting over a couple of years. He primarily pitched to ask for funding to continue the project.
Ms. Grace, which was the Greenpeace Southeast Asia Regional Images Officer, stated that it was 2010 when they received Veejay's pitch. And that they don't normally do that kind of thing. But they do commission photographers to document certain events/news or organization activity. They "seldom" do the photodocumentary thing. And that they don't normally accept pitches.
She said that budget was a restriction. But something in Veejay's pitch caught enough of her interest that she brought it up to their Campaign Manager.
They then worked together and revised Veejay's worked to make it more aligned with the organization's agendas. From something that is strongly story/narrative-based series of photographs to a more commission/organization-iniated project looking work.
In this Veejay said, that we do have to make compromises/adjustments if we feel really strong about a topic/theme that we want to get the story/images out of there. In the public, for more people to see and for more people to get involved in.
Then the project moved to be a communications project for Greenpeace.

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Lancie

 Inatake na naman si Lancie ng sakit.

Para sa mga hindi nakakakilala kay Lancie. Si Lancie ay ang aming malusog, na yellow, na masayahing Labrador.

May Pyometra siya dahil sa nakunan siya nung bata pa siya. Malaro kasi at malikot si Lancie.

Dapat kasi i-breed namin si Lancie dati kaya siya binili. Champion pa nga ang Lolo niya eh. Kaso busy kami sa pag-aaral nung bata pa siya at iba pang dahilan. Kaya hindi natuloy-tuloy.

Masayahing aso si Lancie siya ang nagpapasaya sa mga malulungkot na miyembro ng pamilya namin. At siya rin ang taga-ubos ng mga hindi makaubos ng pagkain na miyembro ng pamilya namin.

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