The Japan Foundation, Manila (JFM), the Maryknoll Ecological Sanctuary (MES), the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines, KIITO (Design and Creative Center Kobe), and NPO Plus Arts present the traveling exhibition Earth Manual Project in Baguio City in time for the commemoration of the 1990 Baguio earthquake. The exhibition, which runs from June 27 to August 30 at MES, is also part of this year’s activities for the Philippines-Japan Friendship Month in July.
An initiative of KIITO, Earth Manual Project encourages a country of frequent natural disasters, such as the Philippines, to also become a country of excellent disaster preparedness and recovery. The exhibition debuted in Kobe, Japan in 2013. Last November, JFM had brought the exhibition to Manila where it had a one-month run at Ayala Museum.
Residents of Baguio City and the nearby provinces—and everyone who had missed the run in Manila—are invited to explore the different facets of disaster education through the projects from four Asian countries prone to calamities. The 11 projects are Iza! Kaeru Caravan!, Jishin ITSUMO Project and Red Bear Survival Camp by NPO Plus Arts (Japan), Design for Flood by Thailand Creative and Design Center (Thailand), Climate School Project by Dakila (Philippines), The Filipino Spirit is Waterproof by Ayala Museum (Philippines), Paper Partition System by Shigeru Ban (Japan), RooSuFlood: Knowledge to Fight Flood by RooSuFlood (Thailand), “Lost Homes” Model Restoration Project by Osamu Tsukihashi (Japan), Core House: Extensive Live Post Earthquake by Ikaputra (Indonesia), Floating Wombs: A healing project through the arts – heARTS by Alma Quinto (Philippines), and Forms of Recollection by Plus63 Design Co. (Philippines).
Earth Manual Project, which is supported by Capitol University, Ateneo de Manila University Japanese Studies Program, Plus63 Design Co., AIG, and Muji, will also include side activities. Disaster education through art workshops for students will be conducted by Alma Quinto in July. Other planned activities are a forum and an art writing workshop, the details of which will be announced soon.
Maryknoll Ecological Sanctuary is located at 25 North Santo Tomas Road, Camp Sioco, Baguio City. The exhibition is open daily, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m, with an admission fee of PhP 20. For inquiries, call (74) 424-5745 or 0915-655-5745 or email mesbaguio@gmail.com. For more details, contact The Japan Foundation, Manila at (02) 811-6155 to 58 or email arts@jfmo.org.ph.