Voice ESEA brings its third Voice ESEA brings its third annual interactive history exhibition to London’s OXO Tower- uncovering hidden British history from the perspective of the east and south East Asian communities with roots dating back to the 1500s.
Over the course of this week, expect:
Spanning Liverpool's 1800s Little Manila to today's London Filipino food scene- 1 interactive exhibition covering 9 topics rendered into art pieces by 5 British Filipina artists (illustrated maps, oral histories rendered into 1 page profiles, video montages/ soundscapes of home, in both the UK and the Philippines).
5 creative workshops (on archiving, language and regional textiles):
Evening: for teenagers + adults- an introduction to the ancient script of Baybayin, led by John L Leyson, the graphic designer who has interpolated the 17 characters to make it easier to translate from Filipino to English, and learn English.
Daytime: jewellery engraving by Aking Sinta
Daytime: for young families- decorating jeepneys and reimagining London buses with the same vibrancy and artistry as Filipino public transport
Daytime: Royal Geographical Society- an introduction to the Filipino archives. Just as Voice ESEA and Chelsea Laylo are creating the first British Filipino archive through this project, this workshop will further engage the public in the lost art of investigating archives.
Daytime weekday: making a sleeve with textiles artist Phoebe. I wear- fabric, fashion and what it says about me: Mancunian Cotton vs Filipino weaved fabrics. An exploration of Filipino shapes and where traditional materials are appearing- before you learn via TikTok.
2 panel discussions:
Filipino London food scene- what's next?: There’s 7000+ islands in the Philippines but upcoming Filipino food culture in London is known for adobo, sinigang and ube flavoured drinks as if food culture is monolithic. What would need to change for Filipino restauranteurs in London to brand their food with the regional specificity that (as an example, Chinese) restaurants (Sichuan, Cantonese, Xi’anese, Taiwanese) have been able to make their USPs? What trends have they noticed in their audience? What’s worked and what hasn’t?
A conversation about marketing food over the last decade- the drivers for change and the opportunity for innovation.
Filipino artefacts… in the basement? A conversation with the Royal Geographic Society, Prof Cristina Juan of SOAS, and Museum of the Home’s Lara Bacglin about the factors shaping exhibitions- who wants to see what, how do we wean those norms in, and what impact can we make by including these stories in the normal narrative?
1 Film screening of Raging Grace
Shop, interlaced with the exhibition:
ARAW ice cream tasters placed beneath the food culture maps
Book shop curated by A Tree in Bani- focused on Filipino Britishness (non-fiction, but also fictional options for children + young families)
Merch: copies of our illustrated maps on postcards and tea towels
Come hungry to learn.
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