Michelle Pauline Lim and Marga Rodriguez explore the nuances of personal and virtual human interactions with an exhibition of paintings and mixed-media works.

RANDOM SOLILOQUY

Some women have this habit of cutting their hair after a harrowing experience - the remnants of trauma have somehow slithered down the ends of their tresses and they strut tenaciously to the hairdresser for psychic emancipation with a pair of scissors – and it works!”

“There are just too many faces in the world that exhibit multiple personalities, and you are one of mine.”

“The tree of life, according to Filipino mythology, is the first creation and stands alone on top of the highest mountain - that is where the souls, after a long journey, would announce their arrival by gnawing at its bark. The tree may also be likened to a ladder to the heavens; from bright red and juicy to gnarled and woody, our awakenings and transcendences – savoured in the mouth.”

“We branch out from a diagram of hierarchy beginning with Adam and Eve- to reach the high heavens. One day, the world will collapse from all that weight. ”

“Sometimes, I feel like wires are starting to sprout from my body like tendrils.”

“Last night, my Mac showed signs of schizophrenia –
So I shut him down.”

“I had deeper thoughts as a child until I gave in to adult proscriptions. I was afraid to grow up and become like ‘them’ but I had nowhere else to go! This all happened when; while I was playing ‘tag’ with my shadow, a monkey stole my ruby slippers and the white rabbit- that cute little creature, skipped past fast and was much too quick to catch bare-footed...”

by Salvador Joel Alonday