likhaan lunsad-aklat, kathang kabilang

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kinabukasan, ika-26 ng nobyembre, launch ng Likhaan. lumanding ang piyesang "Tuntunin," at babasahin ang ilang bahagi nito. alas-6 NG ang simula, sa executive house, unibersidad ng pilipinas diliman, lungsod ng quezon. baka o baka hindi magdala ng zines, DIY things. at sana madala rin ang sariling kailangan dalhin kahit ilang sa ganitong mga aktibidad na maraming tao. shy type. takits sa lahat.

the year from now is over - links

 

A Year From Now includes "its Motors in service." about the anthology, from the [page]: "a free online comics anthology coming out September 30, 2015 with Cozacana (Japan), Kevin Kilgore (USA/S.Korea) & Adam Pasion (USA/Japan), Tilde Acuña (Philippines), Sam Seen (Malaysia), Maaike Hartjes (The Netherlands), Kwon Yong-Deuk (S.Korea), Tommi Musturi (Finland), Tomas Kucerovsky (Czech Republic), RE Hartanto (Indonesia), Luna Beller-Tadiar (USA), Sheila RP (Indonesia), Marysia Wąsik (Poland), Danny Daos (Vietnam), Sao Sreymao (Cambodia), Shieko Reto (Malaysia);mixed and matched by Lyra Garcellano & Merv Espina.

"Here's the CBZ file: [A Year From Now]. How to read CBZ or CBR file? Just download a comic reader of your choice: ComicRack (Windows), MComix (Windows, Linux), SimpleComic (Mac), Comical (Mac), MangaMeeya (Windows), Astonishing Comic Reader (Chrome)."

(note: as of the moment, i haven't accessed the antho yet. will update this post from time to time. i managed to access the cbz file, but you have to fix some things to properly view my work, as the pages should be read as pairs, as spreads. anyway, i am thinking, i might release a print version soon, since there are errors with regard to the order of the pages. just check the fb page for further updates. update: please check the fb page and its links from time to time, some glitches and stuff are being fixed as we speak. issuu link works fine, i think. [read here])

Litrato mula sa ika-11 ng Setyembre*

Tumalon sila mula sa mga sahig na nasusunog—
isa, dalawa, kaunti pa,
taasan pa, babaan pa.

Pinahinto ng sila ng litrato sa hininga,
at ngayo'y pinananatili silang
nakaangat sa lupa patungo sa lupa.

Buo pa rin ang bawat isa,
may natatanging mukha
at nakakubli nang maigi ang dugo.

May sapat pang panahon
upang malagasan ng buhok
at mahulugan mula sa mga bulsa
ng mga susi at mga barya.

Nakapaloob pa rin sila sa saklaw ng hangin,
nakapaloob sa bruhula ng mga lugar
na kabubukas pa lang ngayon.
    Dalawang bagay lang ang magagawa ko para sa kanila—
ilarawan ang huling paglalakbay na ito
at huwag nang magdagdag ng huling linya.

*Burador ng aking salin ng salin nina Clare Cavanagh at Stanislaw Baranczk ng tula ni Wislawa Szymborska

about "its Motors in service"

The hybrid work "its Motors in service" uses as source text the transcription of two speeches delivered by an entity who projects himself as heir to the leadership of his parents, by employing empty words without action, as consequence of roughly imbibing the teachings of his parents. Machines humans dream of and visions machines imagine intervene the encoded articulation of the said entity. The words, upon the interruption of images, are then silenced, violated, sliced, devoured and regurgitated into a work against words spoken by an entity that does not work, and thus deserves to be phased out.

fellowship scoreboard

creative: 2, critical: 2 / maroon: 1, green: 2, yellow: 1
/ poetry: 2, prose: 3 / bacolod: 2, baguio: 2

originality, ownership

"I am an amalgamation of many things: books I've read, movies I've seen, television shows I've watched, conversations I've had, songs I've sung, lovers I've loved. In fact, I'm a creation of so many people and so many ideas, to the point where I feel I've actually had a few original thoughts and ideas; to think that what I consider to be 'mine' was 'original' would be blindingly egotistical." - excerpt transcribed from uncreative writing, re-framed as a blog entry. meanwhile, here's an amalgamation initiated by tekstong bopis, supported by machine language, constructed using building blocks from a note.

prompt thought balloon

thought repaso will sort of, really, revise and/or perhaps rectify how things are meant to be received. what to give and when to give in and how to grieve or perhaps how to gracefully proceed toward the yearned entropy--these are recurring questions begging for answers, no matter how inept.

KK reading this March

 

in "Flatter, Flatten: Erasure as a Political Gesture," a paper i am working on, i will be discussing about previous and forthcoming projects. the reading and craft talk will be this coming March 2, 4:30 pm, 4/f Rizal Library at Ateneo de Manila University. Raymond de Borja's talk is titled "A Possible Line." more details [here]. i shall also sell zines. this is the last of the kritika kultura reading series this academic school year. that is all, i thank you, see you there, bye

events etc as enero ends

 

mother democracy's smoking gun

 
as of the moment, two (2) things in the past: 1) yesterday january 22 we commemorate the 28th year of mendiola massacre, rushed the second [salungguhit] for the year, the first one being a [pakyu] about the fare hike; and 2) a discussion posted january 14 about monico atienza's kaibigan poem [up at tektstong bopis], with the comedian, as the [charlie hebdo incident] still gives me and friends some kinda heartache and headache. two (2) forthcoming things: 1) [the cabinet] [revives] itself tomorrow january 24 530pm at [bltx 6 once more with feelings], and the journal will feature our work; and 2) [contend]'s first critical pedagogy series this year "Mula sa Papa Tungo sa Masa: Pope Francis and the Politics of Religion in the Philippines" this coming january 28 at cm recto hall CAL UP Diliman, 9am to 12nn, more images after the cut

enero event exhibit

1) mula college of arts and letters, nailipat na sa college of mass comm ang condemned exhibit at matutunghayan pa rin ito ngayong linggo; 2) bltx sa parating na weekend, pero wala ako dun, pero maraming panalong publikasyong magiging available doon; at 3) kinalas na sa lucban quezon ang factsheet exhibit, at dadalhin ito sa maynila: FACTSHEET 7 | MANILA LEG / Exhibit Schedule: Jan.21-22: Street Exhibit | Mendiola / Jan.27-Feb.7: School of Fine Arts and Design (SFAD) Gallery, PWU MANILA / Jan.27: Exhibit Opening | 5-8pm / Feb.4: ART Talk & Human Rights Discussion X Artists' Walkthrough | 1-5pm / hanggang dito muna okbye

Pagtalak at Pagpapatahimik: Kuro-kuro sa "Komedya" at sa Charlie Hebdo

(May disclaimer ako sa ibaba. Nasa ibaba dahil ayokong nasa itaas dahil baka makaantala sa mambabasa. Burador ito.)

Tunay ngang sandata ng walang kapangyarihan ang satire, pero nagagamit ito minsan ng mga makapangyarihan para lalong gipitin ang mga api [1]. Bilang dibuhista, muntik na rin akong mahulog sa bitag ng mabilis na pag-husga sa karahasan pero may nabasang nakapagpakunot-noo [2]. Mali ang pumatay. Dapat ipaglaban ang karapatan ng LAHAT sa pamamahayag. Walang debate rito. Kaso, sa aktwal, ang pagpatay sa mga gitnang-uring dibuhista at ang pagkundena rito ang tanging nabibigyan ng espasyo. Pinalalampas ang pagpatay sa mabababang-uring walang trabaho--sibilyan man o ang mga walang ibang pagpipilian kundi ang mag-armas tulad ng mga Muslim sa Pransya. Pero iba at mahaba pa itong usapin.

Ang punto: kalayaan sa pamamayahag ang anumang kritisismo tulad nitong aking isinulat at ng ginawa ng Charlie Hebdo [3]. Bukod sa bakit sila pinaslang, sino nga ba ang pumaslang sa kanila? Sino ang makikinabang? Ang aping mamamayang Muslim ba talaga? Mukhang hindi, lalo at hindi rin nila ito ginusto [4].

 

ni josel nicolas