I’d been meaning to post an entry about a recent exhibit that I viewed (the first in a while), but things kept getting in the way. I’m writing it now, so no mo’ complainin’. Anyway, last July 15, 3/5 of my family, plus me and Pau, went to view Mariano Ching’s solo exhibit in the Silverlens space, SLab. It is called Dead Ends and False Starts and it is amazing!

I’ve been a fan since his solo exhibit entitled We Are Not Afraid of You and We Will Beat Your Ass, which was mounted in 2008 over at West Gallery. Here’s a link so you can view the show. And yes, it is pretty much a Yo La Tenga-centric show, title-wise, at least.

Since I’m probably going to butcher the whole experience by writing about it (as I seem to be particularly fond of affectations when it comes to writing about art), here are some of the pictures I was able to take. Not a lot, since I was experiencing a personal crisis at the time (shush), but here:

The brochure-slash-catalog they gave out.

The inside of said brochure.

Acrylic on paper.

Some more.

One of the two large pieces. This one’s called
“Slight Ripples on the Dim Horizon.”

A photo of the other large painting. It’s called “Wander Boy.”
I wasn’t able to get a clear shot of this one, but it’s one of my favorites.

Here’s a photo from the Silverlens website:

Me and Paulina. We’ve been classmates since first year college.
When I go to exhibits with my family after school, she sometimes comes along.

We had a quail egg party. :D
(3 eggs each. Would have gotten four, but we thought better of it.)

This one’s my favorite. It’s called “Great Deeds” and is painted on galvanized iron and stainless steel sheets.

Here’s a close-up. It’s a painting of a shipwreck.

You can visit the Silverlens website to see the rest of the pieces. (Because I am nice, here is the exact page: SLab. Just click ‘Gallery’ then ‘View exhibits” on the left side.) Or, better yet, go visit the place and see them for yourself.

The exhibit will be up until August 8.

Silverlens Gallery
2/F YMC Bldg. II, 2320 Pasong Tamo Ext., Makati
816-0044, 0905-2650873, or manage@silverlensphoto.com.
Gallery hours are Monday to Friday 10am–7pm and Saturdays 1–6pm.
www.silverlensphoto.com.