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  • Finale Art File Warehouse 17, La Fuerza Compound, 2241 Chino Roces Ave Makati City, NCR Philippines (map)

We ascribe much meaning to sound from its source. If we are prompted with the image of waves breaking on a shore, even the susurrus of radio static becomes prelapsarian ASMR to our ears. 

A record that is commercially available on vinyl—be it of noise, field recordings, long-duration minimalism, live electronic music, free jazz, free improvisation— is neatly categorized in the avant-garde section at record shops and purchased as “music”.    

In the Philippines, where all manner of objects fill the spaces of our every day, this is closer to home. We cherish objects and hold on to them as talismans, heirlooms, and keepsakes. Ephemera connects us to the eternal. We commune with figures and images of saints where we live. Even in the digital age, Filipinos remain ever reverent to radios, speakers, and Magic Sing. 

The exhibition is about sound. 

It features sound objects: musical instruments, stereo boomboxes, and a videoke machine. 

The choice of objects in the exhibition reflects a certain period and place: Metro Manila from the 1980s to the present. It also represents the experience of the curator being witness, accomplice, and instigator in the city’s various scenes involving art, music, and performance. 

By Erwin Romulo

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BAKIT PA – Solo Exhibition