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What: a cat's eye with a sugar skull, on my inner right arm
When: December 30, 2011
Where: Vice Coffee & Ink

Whilst We Wait

Whilst We Wait is a Philippine-based photo-project whose goal is to visualize the future through a heterogeneous analogue-mixture of film photographs and handwritten letters with vivid virtues of anticipation, perspective and waiting. WWW is founded by Erin Emocling and inspired by The Art of Waiting.

Features and Press:
Inquirer.Net, Lomography Magazine 1 2 3,
Manila Bulletin, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Young Star

*See my exhibit set, Folie a Plusieurs.

Folie à Plusieurs

The madness of many barbed dolls – this 12-month long series of film photographs of plastic dolls represents me in various scenarios, forms, circumstances, and aspects. All dolls, specifically named, were intentionally photographed naked, and sometimes even physically deformed, to illuminate the transparency and truth of my adventures and misadventures as I struggle, triumph, and wait for chances, people, and time to pass me by. Different 35mm films and cameras were used and varied grains, hues, and vignettes resulted. Collectively, all of these depict a year-long process of anticipating, persevering, and waiting.

In parallel to my handwritten compositions (touch-typed in each link below), I painstakingly narrated my emotions and experiences (which were oftentimes real and sometimes in reverie) using parchment and black ink. In one way or the other, my personalities are projected to the dolls and each of them signifies my personality as a young adult who, like many others, is searching for her soul.

01. Ten Minutes After Ten
02. Cadaveric Spasms
03. Call for Help Scenes
04. Frail Fragments
05. Double Entendre
06. Else and More
07. Oh, a gentle thing!
08. Slow-Motion Replay
09. Delightful Ever So
10. Anatomical Parts
11. Sore Sentiments
12. She Hardly Executes

*Folie a Plusieurs is my contribution to Whilst We Wait.

Can hardly wait

* written by Ralph Mendoza, originally featured on The Philippine Star *

MANILA, Philippines - Unless some genie shipped you a DSLR camera from the future, film was the way to go back in the day. Kodak and Fujifilm branches used to tend an actual line of customers, who all waited for their photos to develop.

Now imagine waiting even much longer — a year, to be exact.

Loosely based on Jeff Nachtigall’s “The Art of Waiting,” “Whilst We Wait” claims to be a local analogue photography project that wrestles with the concept of waiting. This all this started in April 2010, when its participants took film photographs every month for an entire year. Not a single photo was to be developed until recently and, well, who knows what sort of insights were accrued over time? Of course, while waiting, everyone went on to convey what they hoped to have captured on film in the form of handwritten letters.

“Its goal is to visualize the future,” says founder Erin Emocling, who doubles as the editor in chief of Lomography’s International Online Magazine. She goes on to explain that this happens “through a heterogeneous analogue-mixture of film photographs and handwritten letters with vivid virtues of anticipation, perspective and waiting.”

In cooperation with Lomography Manila, “Whilst We Wait” will hold its much-awaited public exhibit tomorrow, Saturday, Dec. 10 at 55 Paseo de Roxas, Makati, from 4 p.m. onwards.

Lomographers and analogue photography enthusiasts are most especially invited to drop by the exhibit, which will also feature other film photographers: Denver Garza, Francis Ybanez, Geli Balcruz, Gerhard Bandiola, Ivanka Hicban, Jam Licupa, Jenny Bautista, Jimmy Hilario, Joy Asto, Kara Hizon, Lakan Bunyi, Lauren Villarama, Louie Nucup, Rene Nob, Shabby Pablo and Virna Odiver.

Local indie bands such as Hannah+Gabi, Mount Analogue, Outerhope, Slow Hello and The Strangeness will be there as well, providing acoustic sets to complement the gallery and mini bazaar around.

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For more details, you may visit www.facebook.com/WhilstWeWait or contact erin.emocling@lomography.com.

Waiting on the image

* written by Sunshine Reyes, originally featured on Philippine Daily Inquirer (also seen on Inquirer.Net) *

The Waiting Is Over

* originally published on Manila Bulletin *

Lomography Manila to present photography exhibit

* originally published on Inquirer.Net *

MANILA, Philippines – Whilst We Wait, inspired by Jeff Nachtigall’s The Art of Waiting, is a local analogue photography project which centers on the concept of waiting. It began last April of 2010 wherein each month for a year, its contributors took a film photograph or two. Nothing was developed until after a year. During the waiting period, the contributors expressed what they hoped to have captured on film through handwritten letters.

Whilst We Wait was founded and is curated by Erin Emocling, editor-in-chief at Lomography’s International Online Magazine. The project also includes the following film photographers: Denver Garza, Francis Ybanez, Geli Balcruz, Gerhard Bandiola, Ivanka Hicban, Jam Licupa, Jenny Bautista, Jimmy Hilario, Joy Asto, Kara Hizon, Lakan Bunyi, Lauren Villarama, Louie Nucup, Rene Nob, Shabby Pablo, and Virna Odiver.

In cooperation with Lomography’s headquarter in Manila, Whilst We Wait will be having its much-awaited public exhibition on December 10 at 55 Paseo de Roxas, Makati, from 4 p.m. onwards. Lomographers in the metro and analogue photography enthusiasts are most especially invited to join the event.

There will be acoustic sets by local indie bands and a mini bazaar. For more details, you may visit www.facebook.com/WhilstWeWait or contact erin.emocling@lomography.com.