People say The Nashman is a difficult person to work with. This probably stems from the fact that I'm impulsive and more importantly because methinks half-measures are not worth the effort. Isa sa mga dahilan kaya hindi po ako gumagamit ng instant sinigang mix. Hindi po ako nandadaya sa pagluluto, tandaan mo yan Joey de Leon.
If you think I'm so demanding, wait till you have the chance to work with His Royal Orangeness Karl Willem and PA/PR Gromit who were invited recently to curate a photo exhibition in the Bohemian Arty-Farty enclave of Sta. Tereza. These two dawgs demand no less than the best. We don't demand perfection though as that is just boring. It's the small surprises that make life interesting. What HRO Karl Willem and PA/PR Gromit want is for their guests to fully enjoy the ride.
PA/PR Gromit lays out the shortlisted photographs.
Mounting an exhibition can be stressful, so PA/PR Gromit diffuses the tension with laughter. This time he is wearing a silly carnaval neckdress.
PA/PR Gromit examines the sequence of photographs carefully.
The eve of the exhibition opening, PA/PR Gromit was very nervous and couldn't sleep. He always does the worrying for us because he has an OC streak.
PA/PR Gromit and HRO Karl Willem wake up early for final preparations.
The Nashman, capitalising on his fame, contributed this art installation entitled "Kahon na Aluminum". Ganun naman diba, basta sikat ka ng kahit konti lang, or kahit hindi ka sikat basta kapalmuks, lokohan nalang ang output, lagyan mo lang ng pa-intellectual hifalutin metaphysical blurbs, pwede mo ng ipasang art.
HRO Karl Willem and PA/PR Gromit are happy with the exhibition.
First off, we thank our sponsors. If you can read that text, you will notice that we are supported by all the possible acronyms you can think of.
At 7pm, one by one the punters arrive. Eventually, a hundred people show up. Pero judging from the outfit ni titah above, obvious na hindi sya collector at hindi natin siya mabebentahan. Siguro pumunta lang siya tonight for our free cocktails. Nagkukunwari lang siya na gets nya the two-dimensional pictures while waiting for the food to be served.
The pica-pica foods.
A rare personal rant:
I will explain before I complain, meron po kaming kaibigan na self-titled "photographer". Kami naman po ay never na ipinagyabang na kami ay 'photographer'. Kami po ay taong may hawak ng mumurahing camera na mahilig kumuha ng litrato. Hindi po sa pagmamayabang pero ilan po sa aming mga litrato ay na-publish na (under anonymous ha), at sasabihin rin po namin na mahigit sa kahalati ng aming mga kuha ay mga wala ring kwenta. Anyways, balik po tayo sa aming kaibigan na self-titled 'photographer' na di hamak naman na mas mura ang camera. Madalas po nya kaming pilitin na panoorin ang kanyang mga walang kwentang slide shows. Bale kukuha po siya ng widescreen na litrato pero vertical ang alignment, naka-sentro ang subject, at gagawing sepia. Ito raw ay ehemplo ng mahusay na photography.
Gusto ko po lamang liwanagin na ang 'art' para sa amin ay kanya-kanyang etchas. Hindi tayo pare-pareho ng trippings. Ang kinaiinisan ko lamang ay ang 'photographer' na ito na nagpapadala sa aking email account ng 5Mb na panoramic aspect ratio na patayo na ginawang sepia na ang subject ay ang panget niyang mukha at kini-claim na ito ay 'artistic'. Potang-ena, ang dami ko pang importanteng emails na hindi natanggap dahil pinuno mo ang aking inbox ng walang kwentang self-portraits. Padala mo nalang yan sa Kimberley Clarke baka gusto nila ng bagong embossed logo para sa kanilang toilet paper.