Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Static reverb



J. Pacena II's is back with Static Reverb. Here his progressive explorations of multimedia assemblages that pits figuration against a combination of manual and digital manipulations. What Pacena achieves with these combines effectually interfaces the organic with the graphic, submitting the detachment and the stability of surfaces to a flux of gesture and expression.

The potency of multimedia practice is generally measured and exploited by its very ability to present and convey. It is medium and means; and even in the realms of the gallery, its tools are mostly installed as galleries within. As professional practitioner and educator of multimedia arts, Pacena’s scrutiny forges ahead of its proffered frames and platforms. In Static Reverb, what he plumbs are its intrinsic bits and rhythms, and through this, offers to us a vista of human perplexities.

To his mind, J. Pacena refers to ‘static’ as stills and clips, where image is captured in the inevitable stasis of its established vacuum. To disturb this stillness produces as well, a distinct static; like the interference of electrical fields in the broadcast of audio and visuals. Likewise, ‘reverb’ refers to reverberations, such as the phenomenon of echoed sounds perceived in enclosed spaces. These are, hence, the filters through which Pacena stages his social provocation: whether in action or inaction, what we do, what we say; what goes inside us and what we emit-- everything has effect and influence amongst our connections and environs.

In the realms of music, media and the visual arts, J. Pacena II enjoys a flourishing career as artist and teacher, and as videographer and photographer. He is a curator and convener of various collaborative art projects independently and with TutoK, as member of its core group. Static Reverb is his 5th solo exhibition.

The exhibit opens on Monday 6PM, November 16, 2009 at Blanc Gallery Makati. Blanc is located at Crown Tower, 107 H.V. dela Costa St., Salcedo Village, Makati City. For more information, please call or sms 752-0032 / 0920-9276436, email info@blanc.ph or visit www.blanc.ph, www.blancartspace.multiply.com

Static Reverb will run until December 2, 2009 and is co-produced by slash/art artists’ initiatives.

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