Pasyal with Carlos Celdran

Pasyal poster via 98B

98B held a special Escolta-Quiapo walking tour last April 26 to serve as fund raiser for Project Glocal. Walk This Way's Carlos Celdran met up with the curious crowd of city dwellers, students and Team Transi(en)t Manila at Polland Cafe on the corner of Escolta and Yuchengco streets in Binondo. 

Kanade Yagi with Dayang Yraola,
Mayumi Hirano and Marika Constantino

Cafe Polland owner Abigal Lee Tin

The morning pasyal started with free snacks courtesy of Polland Cafe owner Abigail Lee Tin. Tour takers enjoyed the hot off the oven hopia, sago at gulaman and coffee. Tummies and energy reserves filled, the group continued the walk along old Manila's streets. The always fun Carlos Celdran kept things lively by with his bunny ears and having the tour takers sing along with him as they inspected the Art Deco buildings and shops in the area. 

Carlos Celdran with Marika and Mayumi

Carlos Celdran, Sing Along Tour Guide

Project Glocal thanks 98B COLLABoratory, Future Market, Carlos Celdran and Walk This Way, #VivaManila, and the Escolta Commercial Association for this amazing tour and opportunity. Sa uulitin! 

Witty Fruits

Thai artist Wit Primkanchanapong delivered his artist’s talk in Manila last April 13, at 98B, the Escolta based art collective. Witty Fruits looks at how his art originates from his close observations of the physical and contextual characteristics of a site. There is a great degree of playfulness in his works, as they intervene into existing spaces, reveal invisible structures and refresh the experience of the space. 

Transi(en)t Manila curator Dayang Yraola introducing the artist.

As this was Wit’s initial visit to the city, it would be interesting to see what sort of interplay between the spaces he would come up with for Manila Transi(en)t. 

Wit showing a slide from his Witty Fruits presentation.

Wit Primkanchanapong has previously participated in several internation exhibitions including the Yokohama Triennale (2005), Sharjah Biennale (2007), Singapore Biennale (2008), Asia Pacific Triennale (2009) and Aichi Triennale (2013). 

A Witty Welcome Dinner

Project Glocal is off to a rousing start! All hands were on deck as Trans(ie)nt Manila welcomed Bangkok-based Wit Primkanchanapong and  Jan Suphaphong with a dinner at Max's Malate last April 12. 

In this photo: co-curator Mayumi Hirano, 98B's Mark Salvatus, Project Glocal MNL curator Dayang Yraola, Project Manager Marika Constantino, Yukie Mitomi, Jan Suphaphong, and Wit Primkanchanapong.