Filipinas: Portraits of Thirty Outstanding Filipino Women by Isa Lorenzo
Organized in collaboration with the Permanent Delegation of the Republic of the Philippines to UNESCO
Thirty exceptional Filipina women were photographed by Isa Lorenzo. These women come from all walks of life: they are mothers, teachers, writers, artists, lawyers, doctors, diplomats, civic workers, and public servants who have shaped their professions and communities and who have helped create the cultural fabric of their times. These are the patrons and advocates, the spokespersons and activists, as well as the anonymous defenders who contributed to the Philippine culture and left their imprint on the collective memory of Filipinos as a people.
The thirty women are: Teresita Ang-See, Helena Z. Benitez, Gilda Cordero-Fernando, Virginia Oteyza De Guia, Fe Del Mundo, Nena Del Rosario-Villanueva, Ameurfina M. Herrera, Alice P. Lorenzo, Eva Fidela Maamo, Solita C. Monsod, Lourdes R. Montinola, Virginia R. Moreno, Maria Isabel Ongpin, Honorata Muyot, Leticia Ramos-Shahani, Santanina Tillah Rasul, Leonora Paraan San Agustin, Armida Siguion-Reyna., Gloria Borrego Galla, Corazon C. Aquino, Socorro C. Ramos, Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa, Rosario G. Manalo, Fe Muyot, Eugenia D. Apostol, Carmen Guererro-Nakpil, Anita Magsaysay-Ho, Estefania Aldaba-Lim, Haydee B. Yorac And Daisy Hontiveros-Avellana.
“All my life, I have been fascinated by the Filipina, how she holds power within our societal system, how she manages this power by quietly taking on pivotal roles, and how she uses this power to eventually come into her own, says” Isa Lorenzo
The result of her individual journey is what I am interested in: the strong, timeless Filipina with a humanity that transcends history and legacy.
FILIPINAS: Photographs by Isa Lorenzo was first exhibited in the
Cultural Center of the Philippines in 2006 and has made the rounds of
various Universities in Manila. In February of 2007, the show was
brought to the UNESCO House in Paris, France for the celebration of
International Women's Day.
FILIPINAS has since been made into a book, which is available at Powerbooks, Fully Booked, Booktrends, Popular Bookstore, Rustans and Travel Cafe. For orders and other inquiries, call 8160044, 09052650873 or email manage@silverlensphoto.com.
FILIPINAS was conceptualized by Isa Lorenzo, fine art photographer with a Master’s degree in media and photography from the New School University-Parsons School of Design in New York City. Deanna Ongpin-Recto, formerly First Secretary and Senior Foreign Affairs Adviser at the Philippine Permanent Delegation to UNESCO, is the curator of the exhibition.
Book launch of Filipinas: Photographs by Isa Lorenzo, Saturday, July 7, 2007 from 3 PM. to 5 PM. The book was published in part with a grant from the Philippine National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).
Aside from
the photographs, the book, designed by Isabel Pepper Roxas, includes
short biographies of the FILIPINAS written by Ongpin-Recto with
materials submitted by the women themselves.
FILIPINAS will be open for public viewing
from July 3-7 at the Silverlens Gallery.
Copies of the book will be sold for a special launch price for the
duration of the public viewing at the silverlens gallery.
Silverlens Gallery, together with H.E. Cristina Ortega, Ambassador of the Philippines to the Kingdom of Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg and to the European Communities, is launching FILIPINAS: Photographs by Isa Lorenzo, on 6 March 2008 in the Philippine Embassy in Brussels, Belgium. This is in celebration of International Women’s Day.
FILIPINAS: Photographs by Isa Lorenzo will run in the Philippine Embassy, Avenue Moliere 297, 1050 Brussels until March 13, 2008. For more information call (632) 8160044 or email manage@silverlensphoto.com.
February 1 - March 12, 2006
Bulwagang Juan Luna
Daily except Mondays 10 am to 6 pm
Free admission
February 11, Saturday -- 2 to 5 pm
Behind the Scenes with FILIPINAS
Join curator Deanna Ongpin-Recto for a guided tour.
Listen to artist Isa Lorenzo share her four-year journey towards the making of this exhibit.
Appreciate photography as a fine art and more with collector John Silva.
February 18, Saturday -- 2 to 5 pm
Tertulia
Enjoy the company of the women of FILIPINAS in an afternoon of word play and poetry, music and drama and storytelling.
Pinoy merienda will be served.
February 25 & March 4 -- 10 am to 12 noon
Public Forum on present issues challenging Filipino women
The 2-part forum highlights social, economic and politica issues embraced by the women of FILIPINAS. Part One provides an overview at a national scope, while Part Two presents individual and/or institutional efforts.
Each forum participant presents a brief paper sharing the best practices and a wish list. The questions to be tackled are:
What are the institutions that inflence Filipino women?
What are their challenges?
What are the implications and impact on country and family?
What are the trends and statistics regarding women in the Philippines?
Designed to challenge the audience to think in new ways, there will be an opportunity to discuss the issues and question pre-conceived assumptions.
Participants:
Atty Katrina Legarda
Mr. Adrian Cristobal
Dr. Leovino Garcia
Fee: P350
P250 for Asia Society and Museum Fouondation of the Phils. members
Inquiries/Reservations: Asia Society (Ines Delgado) -- 810-8983
Museum Foundation (Dindin Araneta) -- 404-2685
Photography Exhibition, February 28 to March 8 2007 - Foyer I
Organized in collaboration with the Permanent Delegation of the Republic of the Philippines to UNESCO 
