June 27 – July 27
Jun 27 at 6:00pm to Jul 27 at 6:00pm
Singapore 108933
DISCORDANT: Miguel Aquilizan
The Drawing Room, #01-06 Gillman Barracks
Opening reception 6PM Friday 27 June 2014
Artist will be present.
Exhibition dates: 27 June – 27 July 2014
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The development of Miguel Aquilizan’s new series of work began in the second hand and junk stores of his native Philippines. Deep in the racks and shelves of Quezon City, reoccurring objects were appearing. Japanese surplus and rejected items abounded and had increased significantly in the last few years. Intrigued, Aquilizan undertook personal research and discovered that the amount of second hand trade between Japan and the Philippines had risen after the 2011 tsunami, flooding and collapse of the Fukushima nuclear reactor.
Taking advantage of the Japanese surplus, Aquilizan has collected a phalanx of traditional-style Japanese figures including geisha, samurai and noblemen. Playing or building upon stereotypical Japanese imagery, these objects have been removed from their protective glass display cases and intervened with by the artist. Each statue has been tweaked with accoutrements or overabundant accessories, including paper umbrellas, floral bells and more. The colouring, shape and structure of each figure’s outfit and appearance have provided inspiration for Aquilizan’s material response, creating a series of thirty unique characters in the process.
(Excerpted from Tim Walsh’s exhibition notes.)
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