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Project Alima
Alima consists of stories, artworks, and reflections on how one person exercises care. Ana Tamula, Sofia Santiago, Eunice Sanchez, Dino Abellanosa, and Cenen Milan of AFI teamed up with Load Na Dito’s Gerome Soriano, Artist Denver Garza, and Cebu’s Ronyel Compra and Greys Lockheart to conceptualize and execute this project.
Project Alima is Ayala Foundation’s pilot art intervention program whose initial objective was to extend assistance to Pardo Cebu’s Typhoon Odette victims through art intervention. As the process of conceptualizing and implementing the project revealed itself, one became aware of the boundaries and openings that art and community work present. One must be able to sustain its support to the communities, open opportunities, and allow them to exercise their own agency.
In therapy and social work, “You do not open wounds and close them up in three days” is a statement that is tossed around. Once the intervention is started, it should be brought to continuity. Given that Alima is a pilot program for disasters, we wish to sustain different modes of care for our communities by providing links to our other programs with the hope that it responds to their needs.
Using art and cultural work to learn about oneself and cultivate communities in this context, we elevate these experiences and identities as we make them be seen and heard.
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For inquiries, email us at hello@ayalafoundation.org
Video by Ronyel Compra
To donate to the project,
click the DONATE button found at the top of the page.
For inquiries, email us at hello@ayalafoundation.org
Video by Ronyel Compra
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Flex* Cards
Load Na Dito
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Flex* is a simple talking game, in which participants perform the roles of speaker and listener simultaneously. Conversations are forced to move and morph between players, through which explicit meanings of words are stretched and flexed to take on a new sense of significance. The game sets up a situation that engenders spontaneous connections of ideas, experiences, and energies. It was first presented at Load na Dito’s studio in Quezon City (Load Na Dito, 2019)
To contextualize the game for the participants from Barangay Pardo, Cebu, the words on the cards were translated into Cebuano. There were a total of 17 cards that were picket from the Load Na Dito (LonaDi) Word Archive. The said activity was facilitated by LonaDi’s Gerome Soriano.
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Image by Eunice Sanchez Translation by Greys Lockheart and Ronyel Compra
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Flex* Pre and Post Activity Debriefing
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Description: Mimicking some rules of the game, the team behind Project Alima used the same flow to discuss their learnings from their own groups, what can be improved, and how else we can respond to the needs of the participants while emphasizing the energies shared by everyone during the 3-day activity.
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Image by Denver Garza
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Sample Flex* Generated Words
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The team used 5 rounds every time the game was done during the 3-day activity to check the changes in responses. In one of the rounds during the first day, we were able to draw out these words.
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Image by Denver Garza
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Word Generation: Greys Lockheart
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With the group comprising of adults, Artist Greys Lockheart was able to gather similar words and themes by using the game.
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Image by Eunice Sanchez
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Word Generation: Ana Tamula
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Along with Greys, Ana Tamula of AFI was also able to listen in using the game. Seen in her group are 6 women barangay workers.
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Image by Cenen Milan
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Flex* Word Wall
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On the last day of the project in Pardo, Cebu, community members were encouraged to pick which among the word lists they are comfortable sharing making engagement and curation something that is consultative and inclusive.
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Image by Sofia Santiago
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Draw your Energy
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Psychological Drawings
Artist Denver Garza, who oftentimes refers to different psychological frameworks in exploring his art practice, developed a series of activities called Psychological Drawings which showcases various expressive art techniques.
Artist Denver Garza, who oftentimes refers to different psychological frameworks in exploring his art practice, developed a series of activities called Psychological Drawings which showcases various expressive art techniques.
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Ang Aking Lakas
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Image by Denver Garza
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Luna Lover
Xyra Jill Navarro
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Colored Pencil on Paper
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Sunrise
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The Outside of The Window
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Remembering Through Cyanotypes
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Remembering Through Cyanotypes
Remembering through Cyanotypes was an activity created by artist Eunice Sanchez. The goal was to let participants explore their local surroundings and use found objects to preserve through cyanotype printing, allowing them to create their own montaged figures they can keep.
Remembering through Cyanotypes was an activity created by artist Eunice Sanchez. The goal was to let participants explore their local surroundings and use found objects to preserve through cyanotype printing, allowing them to create their own montaged figures they can keep.
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Image by Sofia Santiago
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Cyanotype Printing
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Image by Eunice Sanchez
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Cyanotype Printing
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Cyanotype Printing
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Cyanotype Printing
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Cyanotype Printing
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Cyanotype Printing
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Shadow & Play
Ronyel Compra
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Conceptualized by Cebu-based artists Ronyel Compra and Greys Lockheart, SHADOW and PLAY is an activity in which anything can come alive. Every creature, every object holds life somewhere inside of it – even shadows.
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Shadow & Play
Darwin Lopez, Maridel Badayos, Junabelle Cabaluna, Joy Ann Sabejon, Jayleah Mae Antonio, Hannah Cordova, Andrea Pearl Abellanosa, Geraldine Cabaluna, and Japphil Abellana
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Shadow & Play
Xianel Pacres, Samfaith Miscala, Gerald Abellanosa, Roland Vincent Sumampong, Jimaica Parejas, Precious Joy Amacna, Chae Eun Sumampong, and Xyra Jill Navarro
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Shadow & Play
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Shadow & Play
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Shadow & Play
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Image by Ana Tamula
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Shadow & Play
Joy Ann Sabejon, Ailen Rosales, Japphil Abellana, Gwyneth Debalucos, Xianel Pacres, Xyra Jill Navarro, Samfaith Miscala, Precious Amacna, Kim Adobal, Jayleah Mae Antonio, Jimaica Parejas, Loramil Repollo, Hannah Cordova, Junabelle Cabaluna
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