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The stage is set. BURNING MAN Guirhem Usog Sa Kalayo Multi-awarded artist Melvin Guirhem of Iloilo would stitch together his personal experiences on canvases, but for Art Fair Philippines 2022 his works went beyond the familiarities of his personal life and evolved into a collective study of the...

‘This is my personal life and my journey in the art scene’ Award-winning artist Melvin Guirhem may have earned national attention for his vivid fabric art that can speak of collective experiences, but he is still deeply rooted in Iloilo. ‘Salimu-ot,’ Melvin Guirhem’s current exhibit, is...

A tapestry portraying a conflict among a family in Iloilo has emerged as the grand prize winner of the 25th Philippine Art Awards. Melvin Guirhem ’s fabric art  Failed Reconciliation  may have been a personal story of pain, but mirrors the pain of many Filipino families. “It’s a...

These days, face masks are lifelines during the Covid-19 pandemic. And there’s no better way for artists from all over Panay Island, particularly Iloilo, to honor them than by making creative interpretations of rather lifeless objects that have become a significant part of our daily lives under...