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to this process through ritualistic creativism. The artist extends this
by sharing his Ritual of Daily Living Philosophy. It encompasses his
way of making. The ritualistic gathering of encountered objects is as
vital to his practice as the artforms themselves. While others’ tracks
are identifiable by a trail of discarded objects, Argel’s is one donned
by intimate clearings and the unannounced recovery of spaces.
In certain cultures, objects are believed to possess in-dwelling spirits.
This kind of animism has been present in precolonial Philippines.
The tribal wisdom that everything has an equivalent spirit in a
parallel world envelopes ethnic concept of keeping nature pristine
out of respect; acknowledging everything as an equal presence.
His contribution for VIVA titled Ilistaran (dwelling place) focused
on the artist’s house and a glimpse of his life during isolation.
Emphasizing the dweller and the dwelling place as one demonstrates
the complimentary roles of being and doing.
Denli Chavez on the rising and falling of consciousness: She
immerses herself in the diverse yet unified roles of the writer, actor,
and director in her film Pagbutwa Halin Sa Kaidalman.
This film displays the all-embracing realm of Chavez as a storyteller.
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