In response to the global pandemic, Kwago bookstore hosts “Bad connection or subtitles to silence”—a series of 20-minute art performances at Zoom featuring various artists and poets across Asia.
“To confront and examine how digital technology is affecting the ways we express, connect, and live during this period of crisis and great change, we developed Bad Connection, prompting a diverse group of artists to explore the online space as an exhibition platform different from the material world,” Kwago founder and co-curator of the event mentioned.
“Digital technology has warped our geographies and contexts, transcending borders and time zones. We’re excited to introduce the next artist that investigates this evolution while engaging the audience to make them part of the performance,” she added.
An attempt to create a critical and playful space to (mis)understand our relationships with our avatarized selves and digital environments, “Bad connection or subtitles to silence” don’t announce who’s performing each gathering to give room for surprise, serendipity, and spontaneity in this algorithm-controlled world.
Co-curated by Kwago co-owners Czyka Tumaliuan and Roy Voragen, “Bad connection or subtitles to silence” has grown into a community and is now run with a team of young female artists, writers, and designers: Dyem Carreon, Karishma Etong, Rai Hamid and Niña Sherizze De Sagun.
‘Bad Connection’ opened the series of performances on May 18 with visual artist-musician Datu Arellano. It was then followed by Singapore-based artist Ila and most recently, poet Nerisa del Carmen Guevara, who set up an online performance of her elegy.
The next online gathering is on August 21, 8:30 pm. Event is free. Follow the link to join Bad Connection/3: https://bit.ly/joinbadconnection3. Visit the Facebook event page for more details https://bit.ly/bcfriday3. To have a glimpse of the past gatherings, visit Kwago’s Youtube page: bit.ly/kwagoTV
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ABOUT KWAGO
A community bookstore and publishing lab, Kwago fosters independent publishing, Philippine literature and cultural production through co-creating alternative modes of access and distribution, collaborative learning, and international exchanges. We develop exhibitions, publications, programs and projects to nurture trans-disciplinary dialogues, cooperation and solidarity. The distinction between reading, writing, curating, cooking, drinking, dancing, talking, coding, composing, publishing, resisting, and other gestures are fluid to us.
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