THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH




After eleven months of pursuing his creative practice in Hope University, Liverpool, UK, Filipino artist Jason Dy, SJ presents his MA Degree Show entitled Paglakaw sa Ngitngit sa Walog sa Kamatayon (Walking through the Valley of the Shadow of Death) on September 11th, 5:30 PM at Studio Cor 013, Cornerstone Building, The Creative Campus, Hope University.

This exhibition is a conclusion of and reminiscent of Dy’s several previous local installations and 2013 major solo exhibition at the Cultural Center of the Philippines entitledTestimony of What Remains.

Instead of exploring the notion of “mortal remains and eternal realities” gathered from others—pilgrims, parishioners, and the public, Dy turns inwards as he grieves the loss of his father.

Like Bill Viola who confronted his mother’s death through video installation or Tracy Emin who enshrined memories of dead relatives through framed memorabilia installations, Dy collates video, photographs, and other objects taken from his journey home to Medina, Misamis Oriental, where his father was waked and buried earlier this year. These objects are installed in a dimly lit studio punctuated with strips of LED lights or suspended globe bulbs suggesting either the trail of shadow left by reality of death or the hint of light by the drive to live.

As the title suggests, viewers are invited to embrace the walk through the valley of the shadow of death and importantly, not avoid bearing witness as bystander to important emotional realities that challenge us all in our lifetime.

Walking through the Valley of the Shadow of Death is a documented journey that attempts to reconcile the reality and mystery of death and grief in everyday life. Dy’s journey has become an allegory in harnessing the potential experience of art and of death to apprehend the absence of a presence, of the deceased through personal and social rituals of mourning the dead in contemporary times.

The exhibition runs from Friday, September 12th until 21st, 2014, 10:00 AM to 4.30 PM daily. All are welcome.

Studio Cor 013
Cornerstone Building
The Creative Campus, Hope University
17 Shaw St., Liverpool L6 1HP
+44 151 291 3000

Special Thanks to:
The British and Philippine Provinces of the Society of Jesus, Liverpool Hope University Fine and Applied Arts Department, Parishioners and Friends of St. Francis Xavier’s Church, Sacred Heart Parish-Cebu City, Circuit Studio, Art in Liverpool, Poto Studios, C3 Imaging, Independents Liverpool Biennial 2014, Filipino Communities of Whiston, Liverpool, Blackpool, Ipswich and Norwich

Fr. Dermot Preston, SJ, Fr. Antonio Moreno, SJ, Fr. Chris Boles, SJ, Fr. William Abbott, SJ, Fr. Adrian Howell, SJ, Fr. Matthew Power, SJ, Bro. Stephen Power, Fr. Cesar Marin, SJ, Fr. Arnel Aquino, SJ, Fr. Rene Javellana, SJ, Fr. Johnny Go, SJ, Professor Gerald Pillay, Keith Paterson, Nicholas Rees, Janice Egerton, Richard Hooper, Lin Holland, Tony Smith, Michael Doyle, Jason Jones, Roozbeh Rajaie, Fiona Ward, Alan Whittaker, Sioux McGee, Michael Boyle, Jade Crompton, David Lewis, MA in Creative Practice Colleagues 2013-14, David Backhouse, Simon Yorke, Sinead Nunes, Ruel Capucao, Dy-Uyguangco Family, Dy-Marte Family, Dy-Balaquit Family, Spencer Seth Cammayo, Rafael and Algeniza Cammayo, Jaydon and Edna Panambo, Lecenia Tadlip, DUDY Staff, Tony and Lerma Naylor, Robert and Cathy Garcia, Kit and Michelle Kimpo, Debbie Reynolds; Anne Flanagan; Edward Quinn; Kath Matchett; Judith Callaghan; Pat Smith, Staff of Cornerstone Café