As of this writing, Filipino contemporary art icon Jigger Cruz and fellow artist Arvin Nogueras are in a residency programme with Port Tonic.

“Our mission and vision is to invite international artists to Siargao and send Filipino artists to Europe. In effect, this creates a dialogue between cultures,” Giron explains. “Art to me is dialectic—we want to create a dialogue between Filipino artists and other artists from Europe, Latin America, etc. We invite other artists, collectors, patrons, critics and curators to do informal discussions of art wherein they can exchange techniques and skills and, hopefully, use them in their private practice. And maybe, even create a new [art] movement.”

Serretta’s show, These Remains, is a portrait series that familiarises viewers with the individual faces and stories that make up the social fabric. Philippine and foreign banknotes from across colonial periods have conjured a different perspective in our collective memory in Seretta’s show, curated by Roberta Garieri, a DPhil candidate from the prestigious Sorbonne University in Paris, France.