Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda (PNA file photo)
MANILA – Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Friday cited the importance of protecting and showcasing the Philippines’ cultural richness through an intercultural exchange in the empowerment of every community in the country.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Homecoming Exhibition of Philippine Pavilion’s “Andi taku e sana, Amung taku di sana / All of us present, This is our gathering” at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila in Taguig City, Legarda said the exhibition is a way of keeping the true essence of Filipino society thriving through exhibits that showcase the rich tradition of the Philippines.
The exhibit is part of the 59th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia which started last April 21, 2022. It is a collaborative project that involves musical notation, sound, video, painting, and design, as well as textile weaving.
“The exhibition initiated a conversation on transmitting culture that involves an interdisciplinary approach which created a nexus between the traditional with the contemporary, embodying the collaboration among traditional weaving and chanting practices, ethnomusicology and visual arts,” said the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Culture and the Arts.
Legarda, the project visionary of the Philippines’ return to the Venice Biennale in 2015 after a 51-year hiatus, also emphasized the exhibit’s ways of collectively promoting Philippine traditions and ensuring their endurance through intercultural exchange.
She pointed out that the nation’s cultural richness should always be protected through policies to ensure order and persistence.
“Today, the exhibition has finally come home where it seeks to reinforce its aspirations to represent the translation of cultural data into visual communication… And thus, through this exhibition, we share with our fellow Filipino how we can keep the essence of community alive,” Legarda said. (PNA)
