One of the framed drawings in Roberto Chabet's Boat. This map of the Philippines was made by one of Juni Salvador's students at the Montessori School. The children were not given a model to copy from, instead they were asked to draw from memory.
Chabet's Boat was shown in 'Regarding Place, No Place', a group exhibition he curated at The Art Center, SM Megamall, from 12-25 May 1996. The work, together with Pier and Ocean, is a two-part installation that refers to one of Piet Mondrian's 'plus/minus' compositions.
According to Chabet in the exhibition notes, 'Art implies place. It depicts space, exists in space, and is perceived in space. Placement, location is central in art. The artist stakes out territories, establishes boundaries, or represents a sense of place. This sense of place is the artist's sense of self.'
(My) sense of place is literal - the exhibition space and the virtual spaces generated by (my) installation. Though seemingly non-referential the work alludes to geography - or geographies.'
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drawing,  conceptualism,  found object,  found object
1996
Philippines
Plywood, acrylic, wooden boat, framed children's drawings of the Philippines
Variable dimensions
artwork documentation
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