BIENNALE ARCHITETTURA 2016 - NATIONAL PARTICIPATION OF PHILIPPINES
Muhon: Traces of an Adolescent City
Senator Loren Legarda and Curator Leandro Locsin Jr. lead vernissage guests into the Philippine Pavilion at the Palazzo Mora.
Guest and visitors enjoying a simple cocktails and refreshments at the garden of Palazzo Mora after the vernissage program.
Senator Legarda and the curators lead the guided tour starting at the History room of the Pavilion.
History (2016) by Photo by Elvert BañaresPhilippines - Biennale Architettura 2016
The search for identity through the built environment, within the context of an aggressively expanding megacity begins with nine cultural markers in the History room.
History (2016) by Photo by Elvert BañaresPhilippines - Biennale Architettura 2016
History room - Left, muhon of Pasig River by C/S Design Consultancy. Middle, muhon (video installation) of Pandacan bridge by Tad Ermitaño. Right, muhon of R. Magsaysay Centre by 8x8 Design.
History (2016) by Photo by Elvert BañaresPhilippines - Biennale Architettura 2016
History- Left, muhon of Pasig River by C/S Design Consultancy. Right, muhon (video installation) of Pandacan bridge by Tad Ermitaño
History by Photo by Elvert BañaresPhilippines - Biennale Architettura 2016
History. Muhon of R. Magsaysay Centre by 8x8 Design
History by Photo by Elvert BañaresPhilippines - Biennale Architettura 2016
History - Left, muhon of Pandacan Bridge by Tad Ermitaño. Right, muhon of R. Magsaysay Centre by 8x8 Design.
History by Photo by Elvert BañaresPhilippines - Biennale Architettura 2016
History. Video installation of Pandacan Bridge muhon.
Modernity (2016) by Photo by Elvert BañaresPhilippines - Biennale Architettura 2016
Reflection of each muhon in the Modernity room, the current context of nine placemarkers reflecting an adolescent city in flux.
Modernity (2016) by Photo by Elvert BañaresPhilippines - Biennale Architettura 2016
"KM 0" by Poklong Anading, an installation composed of four suspended TV Monitors with varied video loops.
Modernity (2016) by Photo by Elvert BañaresPhilippines - Biennale Architettura 2016
"Chinatown" by Mark Salvatus at the foreground.
Modernity (2016) by Photo by Elvert BañaresPhilippines - Biennale Architettura 2016
a 3-monitor video installation of Pandacan Bridge muhon at the Modernity room.
Modernity (2016) by Photo by Elvert BañaresPhilippines - Biennale Architettura 2016
Muhon of Makati Stock Exchange by Lima Architecture
Modernity (2016) by Photo by Elvert BañaresPhilippines - Biennale Architettura 2016
R. Magsaysay Centre's silhouette bombarded with modernity as interpreted by 8x8 Design.
Modernity (2016) by Photo by Elvert BañaresPhilippines - Biennale Architettura 2016
Muhon of Pasig River by C/S Design Consultancy
Conjecture (2016)Philippines - Biennale Architettura 2016
Conjecture Room. The future of built heritage as envisioned by the participating architects and artists.
Conjecture (2016) by Photo by Elvert BañaresPhilippines - Biennale Architettura 2016
Another view of the Conjecture Room.
Conjecture (2016) by Photo by Elvert BañaresPhilippines - Biennale Architettura 2016
Left, details of R. Magsaysay Centre
Conjecture (2016) by Photo by Elvert BañaresPhilippines - Biennale Architettura 2016
The curatorial team with representatives of the cooperating agencies of the Philippine government.
Curators Sudarshan Khadka Jr., Leandro Locsin Jr., Juan Paolo de La Cruz with Project Visionary, Senator Loren Legarda
Curated by Leandro Locsin Jr., Sudarshan Khadka Jr. and Juan Paolo de la Cruz. Participating Architects and Artists, Mañosa and Co., 8x8 Design, C/S Design Consultancy, Lima Architecture, Ed Calma, Jorge Yulo, Mark Salvatus, Poklong Anading, and Tad Ermitaño. Supported by the cooperation of Philippine government agencies, National Commission and the Arts, Department of Foreign Affairs and the Office of Senator Loren Legarda.
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