Will Work 4 Food by Steve Tirona
Silverlens gallery invites everyone to the opening of Will Work 4 Food at 6pm on April 24, 2008. Will Work 4 Food is an exhibit of photographs by Steve Tirona, curated by Malaysian curator Adeline Ooi. The exhibit will run until May 24, 200.
Will Work 4 Food began in 2005 with a simple aim to take “snapshots” of the nascent but exciting days of Manila’s alternative contemporary art scene. Three years on, the careers of a number of the individuals pictured here have matured. Many are now making names for themselves as some of Philippines most promising and exciting young contemporary artists. This ‘family tree’ reads like the tangled streets we traverse on daily. Whether working together as members of a collective, or setting up exhibition venues of their own, or quietly working on their obsessions, their energy is inspiring, the enthusiasm and determination to continually provoke and play, to experiment and reinvent.
Born in Manila in 1976, Steve Tirona was raised in Southern California and calls Los Angeles his hometown. After graduating with a Bachelors Degree in Photography from the Art Center College of Design in 1996, Tirona went on to taking pictures professionally in the U.S. and Southeast Asia. His past work includes Rage Against the Machine’s Battle of Los Angeles album as well as the photographs for the movie Adaptation. The fashion photographer’s unorthodox vision and style of photography have garnered the respect and admiration of his peers and the creative industry as a whole. Steve is now based in Manila again.
This project is made possible with the generous support of Nippon Foundation, Japan.
Steve Tirona, Will Work 4 Food, April 24-May 24, 2008, silverlens gallery, 2320 Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati City, 816-0044. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday 10 am – 7 pm, Saturday 1 – 6 pm. Accompanying Will Work 4 Food are Saturday Gallery Activities, all from 3-5pm: April 26-Gallery Talk by Curator Adeline Ooi, May 3-Artist Talk by Steve Tirona, May 10-TBA. Will Work 4 Food will have a closing party on May 24, 6pm Visit www.silverlensphoto.com for more info or email manage@silverlensphoto.com.
