much appreciated. (Well, let's just say I kept my mouth shut during that part. It was totally embarrassing.) The main theme of the exhibit was that it was time based; visually manifested. So, the clip with airport scene by At Maculangan tends to make the viewer feel like it's been going on and on for like forever when in truth, it's only 8 minutes long. The scene was also well-coordinated. The workers are seen to be following a cycle, like ants in an art farm. On the other hand, the sound installation "her region" by Lani Maestro is all about being mysterious and uncoordinated. The whispers or murmurs are meant to produce muffled words. This is the main point of the sound installation. It's for listeners to learn to take time to listen and to understand and appreciate language and its meaning. It's not enough to just hear, we must listen! The moon projection, "mon afrique", is also by Lani Maestro. It is said to give viewers a melancholic feel to it. It encourages them to just sit there and reflect about their day or even about their whole life. The video with the two men digging in the backyard was shot in real time, meaning there were no cuts and edits. It was shot continuously. They were really digging for clay that will be used to make slabs that are included in the exhibit. But, sad to say the slabs didn't arrive on time for the opening because it was nonstop rain in that area during that time. Next are the installation ("Anus of the Sun") and painting (which is 10 years old) by Roderico Jose Daroy. They were related in the sense that all of them were made of organic materials. His theme kind of revolves around the idea of "controlled decay". I'm not really sure what that means but, I'm going to find out soon enough. He wants the viewers not only to look at art. He wants us to experience his work. There are still other works that I haven't mentioned in this paper. Just visit them in the museum. It's open until February 13, 2013 anyway. In my opinion, what I did here doesn't really do the works of these great Filipino artists that much justice. Maybe I'll give myself a percentage of credit for effort in understanding their meanings. Well, as they say, art is a matter of opinion.
The exhibition Without a murmur provides a space where art nudges each other towards an exploration of its internal complexities, and perhaps, a slow acceptance of the spaces wherein these considered thoughts can enter the other artworks. Taken from inside the exhibit walls.