Design + Art Direction
Design + Art Direction
Kalendaryo
2016
photo retouching, identity + print design
Commissioned by: Jodinand Aguillon for HATAW Performing Arts
Art direction, set, wardrobe and photography: Jodinand Aguillon | Hair + Makeup: Crista Aguinaldo (Key), Samantha Wilson, Rebecca Wilson | Accessories + Clothing: A Homerun, Anice Jewellery, Melissa Clemente Designs, Tala Kamea, VINTA Gallery
Drawing inspiration from pinup portraiture, calendar girls, and vintage Philippine portraits, multidisciplinary artist Jodinand Aguillon and myself worked with the members of Toronto-based performance art collective, HATAW, to reimagine these photographs – merging a romanticized connection to the past, while challenging the idea of femininity and expectations of how Filipina woman are perceived.
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Originally compiled as a wall calendar in 2016, the portraits were then exhibited at the Fringe Manila Festival in February 2017 in a show entitled AFTER EVE. Featuring the "Kalendaryo" portraits and VINTA Gallery's "Tropical Gothic" collection, AFTER EVE was a mixed media collaboration highlighting the artistic expressions of Filipino immigrants who remain rooted in their culture and represent Filipino experiences through their unique lenses and narratives.
Press: Tatler Magazine // ABS-CBN