Exhibition Run
6th February – 17th May 2020
Constructions of Truths asks us to reflect on the truths of images which populate our everyday lives and how these affect how we view the world. Artists included in the show present work using the projected image as a metaphor for how images are projected on us as viewers and how artists, through formal, aesthetic and narrative spaces, question these constructions.
The exhibition is a proposal to engage criticality from the audience, a way to negotiate the continually shifting perceptions of reality. To parse truthiness to reveal the conditions of truth in media, government, nonfiction, and elsewhere. We have come to accept with unquestioning confidence the authenticity of images. In a time when the image is never farther from the truth than it is closer to fiction, we have to be deeply aware of this shift in the ‘truth’ of the image.
The 21st century’s digital turn has blurred the media of photography and film, producing the post-photographic image which is so altered through its various layers that the ‘original’ is no longer a matter of concern. For what is now the originating image? When we are inundated with images everyday, what happens with our perception of the world and its realities? Are we able to distinguish realities from constructed ones? Are we able to reconcile what is believable and what is not?
The exhibition includes works by Martha Atienza, Minerva Cuevas, Luay Fadhil, Ramin Haerizadeh/Rokni Haerizadeh/Hesam Rahmanian, Shuruq Harb, Ho Tzu Nyen, Thao Nguyen Phan, Maria Taniguchi and James N. Kienitz Wilkins.
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Constructions of Truths is presented by the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD), Manila in partnership with the Han Nefkens Foundation and in collaboration with Edouard Malingue Gallery, Kurimanzutto, The Ruya Foundation and Silverlens.
Public Programs
January – April 2020
Insight: Moving Image, Philippines
27 February 2020, 3pm
MCAD Multimedia Room
Manny Montelibano, Lisa Chikiamco, Rica Estrada, Tenten Mina, Merv Espina and Shireen Seno will discuss collecting, archiving and exhibiting video and film within the Philippines. Focusing on some of the countries leading moving image projects, the speakers will discuss the collections of the Institute of the Moving Image of University of St. La Salle in Bacolod, the projects of Visual Pond, and Kalampag Tracking Agency with its participatory archive.
Unpacking Film Production Techniques
10 July 2020
Online Event
The workshop will introduce aspiring filmmakers to the theoretical and practical aspects of image-creation and narrative-construction in film, such as the Kuleshov effect. To maximise the experience of the workshop, it’s recommended that participants have a basic knowledge of Adobe Premier.
Storytelling Using Video
17 July 2020
Online Event
Community-based initiative Lost Frames have pioneered showcasing artists’ moving images in the Philippines. In this special workshop, Lost Frames members will teach and inspire participants on techniques for shooting, viewing and developing images, culminating in a screening of the workshop’s films.
Moving Image in the Philipines: A Century Hence
24 July 2020
Online Event
In light of 100 years of Philippine cinema, this panel discussion with local artists, filmmakers and industry professionals will explore critical junctions in the development of moving image in the Philippines, and its impact on the conversation on the medium’s form and function.
CANCELLED
Open House
29 March 2020, 10am-2pm
MCAD
Inspired by the artworks of Constructions of Truths, join us for free engaging activities, exhibition guided tours and giveaways for all ages.
Download the full curatorial essay here. Download the exhibition press kit here.
Image: Ramin Haerizadeh, Rokni Haerizadeh, Hesam Rahmanian
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