[re]frame - manila focuses on the detail and intricate nature of existing traditional and cultural Filipino embroidery techniques, by framing off small sections of the work and placing them in an entirely new contemporary context. For this project Omnium worked in collaboration with the Social Action Office of the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, Manila.
The outcome of the [re]frame - manila project is a large wall installation (4.8 m x 11 m) comprising over 2500 individually framed embroidery pieces that is now installed as a permanent artwork in the foyer of DLS-CSB’s School of Design and Arts in Malate, Manila. The project was a large scale collaboration and provided many months of ongoing employment for over 60 embroiderers and woodworkers in the province, at a time when work was scarce and difficult to attract. |
