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About

Parcel Exhibitions seeks to explore various approaches in creating connections and traversing the distances that separate the artist and the viewers. Participating artists are encouraged to experiment with the unfurling gesture and the intimate scale of interaction that this modality entails. The viewer here isn't passive, but an activator of the exhibition itself. This portable modality is not something entirely new, and has been an alternative means of exhibiting beyond the gallery and museum format in times of crisis—such as Duchamp's The Box in a Valise, Eugenio Dittborn’s Airmail paintings, and Cell Project Space’ Queer Correspondence. The overall idea of this venture is that the portability of the works allows for exhibitions to exist anywhere.

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Mechanics

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An open call for viewer sign ups is released two weeks prior to the launch of each exhibition. Each viewer can opt to keep the parcel exhibition for a minimum of one day to a maximum of four days. Viewing is free, but participants are asked to either shoulder courier fees or self pick-up. Once the mailing list is full, a parcel route is planned based on proximity, to minimize courier fees should the viewer opt to have the parcel delivered to them.

 

As a safety precaution during the pandemic, mailing lists are limited to only 15 slots. Provided with the parcel are a safety guideline and sanitary kit, which includes alcohol, gloves, and disinfectant spray.

Locations

Parcel routes for mailing lists are currently limited to Metro Manila, but subsequent iterations of the ongoing second exhibition, as well as another upcoming exhibition, are already set to travel to other locations such as Cavite, Roxas, and Silay. Apart from making art accessible in a time of crisis, Parcel Exhibitions also recognizes this modality's potential to somehow counter a Manila-centric scene.

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