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A city that kills in Mike Olea’s Kanayunan Patungong Kalunsuran
By Chesca Santiago
Mike Olea’s photographs trace killing as violence encoded in the daily life of the urban poor.

The tenor of sound practice in Manila
By Chesca Santiago
A conversation with Dayang Yraola on the labels, ecologies, and shifts of sound.

Tactile trajectories: The curatorial life with Pristine de Leon
By Sean Carballo
"Archive here is not personal, but intimate; it keeps the world close by. The hand is only one among many hands, open to being touched."

A Conversation: Brushing histories, carving space
By Lyra Garcellano and Lec Cruz
In reflections on their personal artistic process, the artists invite readers and viewers of art to engage in the active exploration of the past, to…

of forgetting, of remembering
By James Luigi Tana
"Writing has to side with collective truths and it should compel one to interrogate rather than to provide absolute…

It takes many twos
By Alain Zedrick Camiling
When it comes to art writing, there's often much to consider; in this estimate, two too many.

Ardent readings
By Carlos Quijon
"Ardent readings lead us to the emergence of something exemplary or to finding felicity in forms or articulations not readily recognizable as such."

Art Writing and ‘Stilled Lives’
By Lyra G
On days we remain trapped, we take notice of what we will eventually leave behind.

Loosen Writing’s Leash
By Pristine de Leon
Kickstarting the series, On Art Writing, Pristine de Leon poses the question: How might…

Abstracting a Life in Art
By Stephanie Frondoso
Artist-curator and writer Stephanie Frondoso shares her story on how she found a career in art.

JA Balaguer Chimes In
By The Cartellino Team
JA (Lex) Balaguer of Cartellino's Picks answers our First Edition questionnaire