The UPV Chancellors Committee for Culture & the Arts presents Binálay, an exhibit of the photographs of Jonathan P. Jurilla, Emmanuel A. Lerona, and Ruperto P. Quitag, at the UPV Art Gallery. Binálay -- taken from a Hiligaynon word that means made, constructed, or invented -- presents forty-five photographs from the trio. The photos, taken mostly in the urban streets, document prosaic yet sometimes surprising realities of the street dweller in the context of development. Drawing inspiration from street photographers like Alex Webb, Bruce Gilden, and Gary Winogrand, the trio present the street dweller in different states -- working, toiling, resting, sitting, playing, or sleeping -- making the street documentary a broad one sans pretense of being comprehensive. A variety of shots ranging from almost-portraits taken at close range to distant silhouettes of workers in panoramic scenes, as well as shadow plays on the walls and on the ground, give rise to a dialogue, or dialogues, not only between the different photos of just one of the photographers but of all the three photographers in the exhibit. The collection in turn invites and challenges the viewer to examine his or her own construct of the reality of the street, and to join in the photographers dialogue about development. Jurilla hails from Talisay City, Negros Occidental; Lerona is from Alimodian, Iloilo; while Quitag is from San Enrique, Iloilo. Jurilla and Lerona are faculty members of UP Visayas, Miagao, Iloilo, while Ruperto Quitag works as a staff also in UP Visayas. This is their first trio exhibit. Director and UPV professor Kevin Piamonte is the curator for Binaláy which will open on September 10, 2014 and run until September 26, 2014. The UPV Art Gallery is at the Main Building of the UP Visayas Iloilo City Campus. For more information, please contact Friya at (33) 337-9159 or email at upv_cca@yahoo. (Photos by: Jurilla, Lerona, Quitag)
Posted on: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 08:22:13 +0000
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