I felt that going to the Biennale was a very fresh and interesting experience for me. Personally, I have never been to an art exhibition at such a huge scale before. The artworks were all unique, some a little more gory or scarier, while others are just so interesting and made you wonder why you have not thought looking at things from this perspective at all. I find that overall, the Biennale changed my perception of what art actually is. In fact, I will never look at any objects the same way again because of the Biennale.
Successful work
There were many great pieces of work but I had to select one which I thought was the most successful of the lot. I liked this piece of work
titled " Teratoma II: Digmaan ng mga Mundo ( Terotoma II: War of the Worlds). The main idea was how aliens arrives on Earth, letting our imagination to be straddled between the past in future while being caught in the concerns of the present.
The use of the High Court building's structure like a back drop to the aliens is ingenious. I never thought that it would turn out looking like that if you added a few aliens onto the building. The colours and blob-like structure did make me feel like it is out of this world.
The use of space as distance was very good because wherever I am in the building, I could still not reach out to these aliens, unless I manage to get up to the rooftop. This way, the distance can create the same impression that man and these creatures from the future will always have a distance between them, be it far or near.
Unsuccessful work
Maggots by Pham Ngoc Duong
I liked the actual artwork that was at the Biennale but I think that this is one of the artwork that did not convey its message as well as the rest.
The key message that the artist was trying to convey was that of decomposition, rotting of the system as represented by the presence of maggots. Maggots are creatures that feed on rotting organisms. This artwork is supposed to tap into our subconscious of disgust but most of the people who were there found the maggots adorable to play with.
And the position of the maggots along the City Hall's corridor to the restaurant only occurred to me after I read up on the location. Most people who don't find the maggots disgusting, but in fact found it quite adorable and endearing. I think the crafting and the comfortable setting of the location has caused the message of 'disgust' to not get through at all.
Nonchalant visitors of the Biennale. Who don't seem disturbed by the maggots at all.
Perhaps if the location was a bit older, like the South Bridge development, the setting would be better to portray the message of disgust.
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