ILOILO CITY – An ongoing art exhibit looks into the collective memory of what would become the new business district of Iloilo City.
PARTICIPATING artists of Where the Tides Flow exhibit at Thrive Art Gallery. (Tara Yap)
The exhibit Where the Tides Flow focuses on the evolving landscape of three barangays (villages) in Mandurriao District which has seen gradual physical transformation over a span of a decade-and-a half.
Varied works – paintings, photographs, mixed media, and installation pieces – at Thrive Art Gallery of Ayala Atria Park exudes the personal albeit communal viewpoint into the evolution of Barangays San Rafael, Airport, and Tabucan.
WORKS at Where the Tides Flow exhibit. (Thrive Art Gallery)
The works of Margaux Blas, Kristoffer Brasileño, Alan Cabalfin, Jeanroll Ejar, Martin Espino, Jecko, Roland Llarena, Christian Lozañes, John Ray Pareño, Yanni Ysabel, PG Zoluaga, and Althea Villanueva take on different perspectives of artists born and bred in different periods.
Where the Tides Flow is a timely exhibition, especially with the recent demolition of the Iloilo Central Market.
The exhibition also opens discussion on the impact of gentrification in Iloilo, balancing development and preserving both tangible and intangible heritage of Ilonggos.