Gather

Pin Calacal, Solo Exhibition

6 April – 3 May 2019

Opening: Saturday, April 6, 6:00pm

Artist Talk: Saturday, April 27, 3:00pm

Tin-aw Art Gallery
Upper G/F Somerset Olympia Bldg., 7912 Makati Ave, Makati City

In her third solo exhibition titled “Gather,” Pin Calacal continues to probe the intricacies of two concepts recurrent in her body of works: the self and the home. She primarily expounds on how these two are intertwined, and the shifts that simultaneously occur based on a person’s physical state and social relations.

The unraveling of these two concepts are exemplified in Pin Calacal’s collection and use of hair as material, as well as her illustration of empty nests and personal clothes – medium and subject matter that are considered manifestations or extensions of one’s presence and individuality.

Reflecting on the intersection between the two, Calacal posits on the characteristic inherent in both: that our sense of identity and belongingness are fluid, and ultimately temporary. “Maybe homes, like clothes or our own bodies, some things we think are always our own, are also something that is shed or left behind.”

Pin Calacal graduated summa cum laude from the University of the Philippines Diliman, College of Fine Arts in 2015. “Gather” runs from April 6 to May 3, 2019. For inquiries, please contact Tin-aw Art Gallery at (+63 2) 750-2595, email info@tin-aw.com, or message us on Facebook.