"Transpersonal, instructions" is an invitation to participants to experiment with the boundaries between accepted notions of authorship and audience expectation—to play with the performativity of their roles and rethink the various modes of attention they are setting up.
Merlinda Bobis is featured in "Transpersonal, instructions" through her works "River, River" and "An Altar for the Desaparecidos." In the video, she performs a retrieval in her one-woman play which she adapted from her novel "Fish-Hair Woman" (2012) and performed in Australia, Philippines, Spain, US, Canada and Singapore (2009-2014). This short film is a document of the 2008 creative development of "River, River" towards a possible community play in collaboration with Filipino migrants in Campbelltown and the Illawarra (New South Wales, Australia) including the Bitabara family, and with filmmaker Virginia Hilyard, sound artist Jane Ulman, composer Sarah de Jong and the Campbelltown Arts Center. "River, River" is a story of mourning and remembering to restore the disappeared to their loved ones during a war that happened more than three decades ago. But this weeping-singing continues to this day and across geographies to retrieve all our beloved lost to war and armed conflict, to summary executions and extra-judicial killings, and to the mindless violation of the lives, well-being and dignity of humans and non-humans alike. We retrieve the bodies, we restore the river.
"Transpersonal, instructions" is on view at the 1F and 3F Galleries until 1 February 2019. For group tour bookings, please contact vargasmuseum@gmail.com. "Transpersonal, instructions" is an evolving transnational research project that engages with public lectures, exhibition making, education, sonic scores and publishing in contemporary art. The exhibition arises from a series of public lectures at the ICA in London on the production of psychotechnologies, cyber addictions, material feminisms, citizenship and bioinsecurity. "Transpersonal, instructions" encourages a binding thread that resists and resets a world view on uneasiness. It is partly proposing a challenge to the current world order by providing a window into anthropological entanglements, for example those affecting indigenous lives.
Revital Cohen and Tuur Van Balen are London-based artists working across objects, installation, and film. Their practice explores processes of production as cultural, social and political practices; following geological, geopolitical and biological strains within the manufactured landscape to create work that questions the context of its own becoming.
Good evening,
May I ask if the Vargas Museum basement is open for rental? If so, may I ask for the rates?
Thank you!
Posted by Jellie | February 2, 2015, 6:11 pmHi Jellie, kindly email us at vargasmuseum@gmail.com specifying details about the rental. Please disregard this message if you have already received a response prior this one. – Randel, Museum Staff
Posted by Jorge B. Vargas Museum | February 5, 2015, 10:27 amI don’t know if I missed looking at the schedules. What are the business hours of Vargas? Is it open Saturdays? Hours? A friend and I plan to visit tomorrow and we are both taking our time off from work. We have not visited UP for years now.
Thank you!
Pam
Posted by pamela natalie a. yanson | January 18, 2013, 11:26 amMuseum Hours is Tuesday – Saturday, 9AM – 5PM
Posted by Jorge B. Vargas Museum | January 26, 2013, 11:10 amI have a painting signed by Topak. Any info would help
Posted by Robert Lenz | December 27, 2012, 12:26 amWe had a group exhibit titled “Topak” last time composed of various artists.
Posted by Jorge B. Vargas Museum | January 2, 2013, 10:03 amGood Day ! Sir/ Ma’am I just want to inquire and ask if you buy old coins like commonwealth coins 1907 up, morgan coins 1813 & 1890 , Mexican republica old coins 18 century , and also 18 century silver pocket clock tiffany & co sterling. I am Maricar Nabeeng of Aurora Alicia Isabela kindly contact us if you want to buy 0910-926-0170 / 0906-6912-742 Thanks!
Posted by Maricar Nabenneg | November 29, 2012, 7:44 pmMs. Maricar, the museum does not have an active acquisition program.
Posted by Jorge B. Vargas Museum | December 4, 2012, 2:22 pmI have to painting sign by Don Fernando of the Filipines that were giving to me by a friend who knew him during her time in his country. Would like to discuss if they are original works of art. Sent you an email of paintings.
Posted by Sonya Ross | August 14, 2012, 11:04 pmGood Day! Could I ask if the museum
is open tomorrow?
Posted by Elena Campos | August 14, 2012, 7:46 pmThe museum is still closed. We will post an announcement once the museum is again open to the public. Please visit this blog again for updates. Thanks.
Posted by Jorge B. Vargas Museum | August 29, 2012, 12:29 amCould I ask if the museum is open tom
Posted by Elena Campos | August 14, 2012, 7:46 pmGood day!
May I ask if Vargas Museum is accepting requests for it to be a venue for an educational field trip? The local state university, in which I was formerly employed in, is hoping to make Vargas Museum part of their itinerary during one of their educational field trips this August 2012. They are planning to send a request letter probably within the week. They’ve approached me to inquire about said concern because I’m an alumnus of the College of Arts and Letters.
Hoping to hear from you regarding the aforementioned concern.
Thank you very much and more power!
Sincerely,
KHC
Posted by keithhc | August 1, 2012, 12:52 pmThank you for your interest to visit Vargas Museum. Unfortunately, the museum is closed due to electrical repairs. We will inform you when the museum opens again.
Posted by Jorge B. Vargas Museum | August 2, 2012, 11:34 amhi good morning. Are you also engaging in curator consultancy for museum design? we are restoring a museum and we would like to hire curators for the museum. Can I also know the rates? Thanks in advance.
Posted by dyenoy | July 20, 2012, 10:39 amHi. Please send us a formal letter regarding your inquiry. You may send it via e-mail to vargasmuseum@gmail.com. Thanks.
Posted by Jorge B. Vargas Museum | July 24, 2012, 2:18 pmTo whom shall I address the formal letter? Thanks.
Posted by dyenoy | July 24, 2012, 3:47 pmAddress it to Dr. Patrick Flores, Curator of Vargas Museum
Posted by Jorge B. Vargas Museum | July 24, 2012, 4:11 pmWho should I contact/where should I go to know if there’s any job vacancies in the museum?
Posted by Nige Tan | June 27, 2012, 6:11 pmWe regularly update this website/blog and we will post the announcement here once there is a vacancy. For the meantime, you can send your resume via e-mail to vargasmuseum@gmail.com for our file.
Posted by Jorge B. Vargas Museum | June 28, 2012, 3:30 pmdo you have workshops for 14 to 16 year olds with mr fernando sena in june 2012?
Posted by zehra hafeez | May 7, 2012, 9:24 pmYes, we’ll have the regular session of Sena workshop in June 2012. We’ll post the exact dates soon.
Posted by Jorge B. Vargas Museum | May 9, 2012, 3:43 pmIs Vargas Museum accepting apprentice for Museum work? I would like to be an apprentice if they you are accepting apprenticeships work. Thank you.
Posted by Robert Anos | May 29, 2012, 12:42 pmThe museum offers Internship Program. We will post the announcement once there is another schedule for this year (as the summer program had recently ended).
Posted by Jorge B. Vargas Museum | June 5, 2012, 5:40 pmThe Fernando Sena Workshop will start on June 23, 2012. Just drop by the museum to register.
Posted by Jorge B. Vargas Museum | June 5, 2012, 5:42 pmI have seen the Philippine diorama history several years ago. Is the Vargas Museum where I saw this exhibit?
Posted by Keith Kennedy | February 15, 2012, 4:29 pmWe don’t have that exhibit. Probably it’s the National Museum or Ayala Museum.
Posted by Jorge B. Vargas Museum | February 21, 2012, 2:42 pmDear Dr Flores,
Ms Meah See of Bahay Tsinoy would like to bring her students (high school) there for a tour. She was wondering if the Vargas Museum can also give a talk on art as it reflects history, especially Philippine history. Ms See recalls seeing a timeline of Philippine art in one of the galleries there. Her contact details are meahsee@gmail.com and 09178226324.
Thank you in advance for the assistance.
Sincerely,
Mary Ann Josette E. Pernia
Lopez Memorial Museum
Posted by Mary Ann Josette E. Pernia | November 14, 2011, 2:19 pmWe would like to invite you to our free web ad placement.
Please call me at 8193731.
Thank you.
Posted by Dang Domingo | September 22, 2011, 3:06 pmim an artist from bohol
currently im into printmaking(monoprints)
and also into artbooks(handmade,artbook)
whats your requirement?
on exhibition proposal?
thanks
Posted by jeffrey sisican | March 31, 2011, 5:30 pmMr. Sisican,
You can find the application form and list of requirements here: https://vargasmuseum.wordpress.com/exhibition/exhibition-proposal/
Posted by Jorge B. Vargas Museum | April 1, 2011, 10:00 am