For nearly five decades, the atrocities of Martial Law survive and evolve to new forms. The end of the Marcos regime has not sealed wounds of Martial Law as its scions and political enablers are now in power.
This is a scene from the musical version of the Lualhati Bautista’s novel Dekada 70, wonderfully adapted and directed by Pat Valera.
Photo by I.R. Arenas
The Spanish setting of Federico Garcia Lorca’s La Casa de Bernarda Alba (The House of Bernarda Alba) easily fits the Philippine social environment because of the common conservative Catholic experience.
Bernarda Alba (Frances Makil-Ignacio) torments her all-female household with her controlling nature, which is influenced by the prevailing repression against women.
This was staged by Dulaang UP, directed by Alexander Cortez.
Photo by I.R. Arenas
Michael Cacnio’s Still Man Reflection (2016) is made from cast and welded steel. The steel rods are piled together to form a human body. It is two persons tall and stands on an open-air amphitheatre in Museo Orlina in Tagaytay.
Photo by I.R. Arenas
Under the a subdued glare of a clouded sun several storeys high, these workers complete the condominium exterior. Do they even think of owning a unit in the condominium they are constructing?
Photo by I.R. Arenas
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