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The exhibition is sponsored by the Henry Resort Dumaguete and Jaime Ponce de Leon in partnership with the Foundation University Fine Arts Department (FUFA) in support of its Extension Program for A.Y. 2023-2024
www.dumaguete.thehenryhotel.com www.foundationu.com/da-fa
Exhibition Note
Artworks in this exhibition are forcefully marked by the pandemic. Taniguchi and Duwenhöegger are siblings and live close to each other. While one imagined the desolate streets of Manila, the other summoned sweet memories in the playful company of animals. Duran meanwhile created anthropomorphic beings out of the rudimentary kulon ('pot' in Cebuano). Their artistry reminds us that we exist in contrast to temporary conditions. A global lockdown made us witness the worst and the best of human endeavors. The key out of it was to nurture connectivity to one's history and narrative, juxtaposing opposing forces to face and make amends with each our distress.
Curatorial Message
The Gallery at the Henry Resort Dumaguete was a dream to present the best of local art to a wider audience. The right moment to open its doors could only have been after three years. Artists, like everyone else, were obliged to heal from inertia derived from Covid-19 restrictions. They needed to visualize how loss can be transformed.
In an ensemble of drawing, painting and sculpture we see Taniguchi's ravens turning delicate and light, Duwenhöegger's amphibia frolicking in earthly pleasure, Duran's figures rising from upturned vessels. These visions are fluctuating worlds between two, if not multiple, realities wherein artists from Dumaguete have found hope.
Kitty Taniguchi, Aeternum 1 2020
Oil on canvas
205 x 186 cm / 80.70 x 80.70 in.
Php 1,200,000.00
Kitty Taniguchi, Home 1
2021
Oil on canvas
152 x 152 cm / 59.84 x 59.84 in.
Php 565,000.00
Kitty Taniguchi, Home 2
2021
Oil on canvas
152 x 152 cm / 59.84 x 59.84 in.
Php 565,000.00
Amelia Duwenhöegger, Untitled 1/3
Series of 3 2022
Pen and ink on aquarelle paper
9.6 x 10.5 cm. / 3.77 x 4.13 in.
Php 5,000.00
Amelia Duwenhöegger, Untitled 2/3
Series of 3 2022
Pen and ink on aquarelle paper
9.6 x 10.5 cm. / 3.77 x 4.13 in.
Php 5,000.00
Amelia Duwenhoegger, Untitled 3/3
Series of 3 2022
Pen and ink on aquarelle paper
9.6 x 10.5 cm. / 3.77 x 4.13 in.
Php 5,000.00
Amelia Duwenhöegger, Untitled 1/2
Series of 2
2022
Pen and ink on aquarelle paper
29.9 x 22.2 cm. / 11.77 x 8.74 in.
Php 12,000.00
Amelia Duwenhöegger, Untitled 1/5
Series of 5
2021
Pen and ink on aquarelle paper
27.3 x 18.8 cm. / 10.748 x 7.40 in.
Php 12,000.00
Amelia Duwenhöegger, Untitled 1/2
Series of 2
2022
Pen and ink on aquarelle paper
29.9 x 22.2 cm. / 11.77 x 8.74 in.
Php 12,000.00
Amelia Duwenhöegger, Untitled 2-5
Series of 5
2021
Pen and ink on aquarelle paper
27.3 x 18.8 cm. / 10.748 x 7.40 in.
Php 12,000.00 each
Amelia Duwenhöegger, Untitled (Rabbit 1)
2023
Ink on canvas
150 x 100.5 cm. / 59.05 x 39.37 in.
Php Php 115,000.00
Amelia Duwenhöegger, Untitled (Frog 1)
2023
Ink on canvas
150 x 100.5 cm. / 59.05 x 39.37 in.
Php Php 115,000.00
Amelia Duwenhöegger, Untitled (Frog 2)
2023
Ink on canvas
150 x 100.5 cm. / 59.05 x 39.37 in.
Php Php 115,000.00
Hemrod Duran, Untitled (Figure 1)
2022
Terracotta
28 x 14 x 14 cm / 11 x 5.5 x 5.5 in
Php 33,334.00
Hemrod Duran, Untitled (Figure 4)
2022
Terracotta
27 x 15 x 15 cm / 10.6 x 5.9 x 5.9 in Php 33,334.00
Hemrod Duran, Untitled (Figure 2)
2022
Terracotta
27 x 15 x 15 cm / 10.6 x 5.9 x 5.9 in
Php 33,334.00
Hemrod Duran, Untitled (Figure 3)
2022
Terracotta
30 x 13 x 13 cm / 11.8 x 5.1 x 5.1 in
Php 33,334.00
Hemrod Duran, Untitled (Figure 5)
2022
Terracotta
30 x 16 x 16 cm / 11.8 x 6.2 x 6.2 in Php 33,334.00
Hemrod Duran, Untitled (Figure 6)
2022
Terracotta
22 x 16 x 16 cm / 8.6 x 6.2 x 6.2 in
Php 33,334.00
Hemrod Duran, Untitled (Figure 8)
2022
Terracotta
21 x 14 x 14 cm / 8.2 x 5.5 x 5.5 in
Php 33,334.00
Hemrod Duran, Untitled (Figure 7)
2022
Terracotta
22 x 16 x 16 cm / 8.6 x 6.2 x 6.2 in
Php 33,334.00
Hemrod Duran, Untitled (Figure 9)
2022
Terracotta
21 x 14 x 14 cm / 8.2 x 5.5 x 5.5 in
Php 33,334.00
1 - Kitty Taniguchi, Monsoon Fish
2 - Amelia Duwenhöegger, Untitled (Frog 1)
3 - Amelia Duwenhöegger, Untitled (Frog 2)
4 - Amelia Duwenhöegger, Untitled 1/3
5 - Amelia Duwenhöegger, Untitled 2/3
6 - Amelia Duwenhöegger, Untitled 3/3
7 - Amelia Duwenhöegger, Untitled 2/5
8 - Amelia Duwenhöegger, Untitled 3/5
9 - Amelia Duwenhöegger, Untitled 4/5
10 - Amelia Duwenhöegger, Untitled 5/5
11 - Amelia Duwenhöegger, Untitled (Rabbit 1)
12 - Amelia Duwenhöegger, Untitled 1/2
13 - Amelia Duwenhöegger, Untitled 1/5
14 - Amelia Duwenhöegger, Untitled 2/2
15 - Kitty Taniguchi, Aeternum 2
16 - Kitty Taniguchi, Home 2
17 - Kitty Taniguchi, Aeternum 1
18 - Kitty Taniguchi, Home 1
A - Hemrod Duran, Untitled (Figures 1-9)