RICHARD SORIANO LEGASPI Advocacy Filmmaker, Multi-Disciplinary Artist and Art Academician No.6 Interior, E
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RICHARD SORIANO LEGASPI Advocacy Filmmaker, Multi-Disciplinary Artist and Art Academician No.6 Interior, E. Cabral St., Maysan Valenzuela City, Philippines Email: [email protected] https://cycloneloopfilmprod.wordpress.com ACADEMIC PREPARATION: Bachelor of Fine Arts, major in Advertising Arts 1996-2000 University of the East – Caloocan Campus Scholastic Award: Exemplary Performance in the Field of Visual Arts Secondary Education Valenzuela Municipal High School-Polo Annex 1993-1996 Scholastic Award: Artist of the Year INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, VISITS AND RESIDENCIES: 2nd Village Workstation Residency June – August 19, 2017 Project Title: Integration of Memories Guihan, Taiwan SEAMi – Taiwan South East Asian Migrant Inspired Residency May 10 – 22, 2016 Project Title: The Red Suitcase Taoyuan, Taiwan Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto Residency May 17 – July 18, 2015 “ILLY Can Prize Project” Biella, Italy Project Title: L’instancabile Viaggio della Valigia Rossa (The Untiring Journey of the Red Suitcase) Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto Residency May 17 – August 18, 2014 “ILLY Can Prize Project” Biella, Italy Project Title: Fare L’amore con Il Vento (Making Love with Wind) UNIDEE in Residence - International Programme June 12 – October 12, 2013 “UNESCO – Aschberg Laureate Artist” Biella, Italy Project Title: Dimensions of Belonging Asian Film Academy October 6 – 22, 2007 Project Title: Blossoms Busan, South Korea SEMINARS / CONFERENCES / WORKSHOPS: Page 1 of 10 I – LOCAL - British Council, COMMUNITIES OF THE FUTURE – Thought-leadership event about creative hubs, art entrepreneurship and economy held at the National Museum of Natural History – Manila, August 28, 2018 - Attended a General Human Evolution (The First Humans out of Africa: The 1.8 million year-old skulls of Dmanisi, Georgia) held in University of the East - Manila, August 27, 2016. - Attended Sinebata Conference of Anak TV seal held at QCX Museum, QC Circle Philippines, December 8 – 10, 2016. II – INTERNATIONAL - Attended and organized the annual Arte al Centro XVI Edisione di una Transpormazione Sociale Responsabile Symposium, held at Cittadellarte Fondazione Pistoletto in Italy, October 5, 2013. - Attended a seminar on Non-Institutional Critique – Vessel by curator and critic Viviana Checchia the co-founder and chief curator of Vessel, held at Cittadellarte Fondazione Pistoletto in Italy, August 6, 2013. - Attended the Artist at Work Seminar: Counter Initiatives to the Art Market and the “None” with British curator Frances Loeffler, held at Cittadellarte Fondazione Pistoletto in Italy, August 6, 2013. - Attended an artist Talk on Documenta (13) with the Dean Nicola Setari of Park Scholfeld Academy held at Fondazione Pistoletto in Italy, July 30, 2013. - Attended a Contemporary Art in Europe Talk with art historian Pual Dujardin, held at Cittadellarte Fondazione Pistoletto in Italy, July 29, 2013. - Attended the ArteinReti: Artistic Practices & Urban Transformation Talk with the author of the book “Spatial Practices” Prof. Cecilia Guida held at Fondazione Pistoletto in Italy, July 24, 2013. - Attended Colloquium on Vampires and other forms of Conviviality with curators Carolina Rito and Luisa Ungar, held at Fondazione Pistoletto in Italy, July 20, 2013. - Attended When Art Become Something Else curatorial talk by Portugese art critic Carolina Rito, held at Fondazione Pistoletto in Italy, July 16, 2013. - Attended Spaces of Power through Goya’s The Junta of the Philippines research paper presentation of Canadian art historian Raphaelle Occhietti, held at Fondazione Pistoletto in Italy, July 16, 2013. - Attended an artist Talk on Contemporary Anthropology: Intercultural Frictions, Power Relations, Migration and Diaspora with Leoni Contini held at Fondazione Pistoletto in Italy, July 16, 2013. - Attended a Socially Engaged Art Practices and Education in Contemporary Discourse Workshop, held at Cittadellarte Fondazione Pistoletto in Italy, July 12 – 14, 2015. - Attended 14th Ricky Lee Scriptwriting Workshop for Film and Television held at Quezon City, Philippines, February 16 – August 4, 2002. - Attended 1st Cultural Centre of the Philippines and Hewlett-Packard Video Editing Clinic, Manila held at CCP Complex, Manila, November 28 – December 15, 2004. - Attended ‘National Art Congress” organized by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts, Philippines (1998) Page 2 of 10 SPEAKER / FACILITATOR / RESOURCE PERSON FOR FILM AND ART COLLOQUIUMS: I – LOCAL - Resource Speaker, Indie-Film Industry Talk held at Dela Salle College of St. Benilde, Philippines, August 21, 2011 - Resource Speaker, Film Directing Forum for Communication Arts students of Columban College, September 18, 2010. - Speaker, University of the East, High School Recognition Day held at Tan Yan Kee Auditorium, Philippines, March 27, 2009. II – INTERNATIONAL - Speaker, Social Narratives in Art, held at Taoyuan Chung-Hsing City Senior High School, Taiwan, October 24, 2018 - Speaker, The Filipino Store, held at Brilliant Time Bookstore, New Taipei City, Taiwan, October 13, 2018 - Speaker, Art Residency and Socially Engaged Art, held at Mekong Cultural Hub, Taipei City, Taiwan, October 12, 2018 - Speaker, Social Narratives in Film, held at Taoyuan Chung-Hsing City Senior High School, Taiwan, October 24, 2018 - Speaker, Artist Talk, held at SEAT – South East Asian and Taiwan Space, Taichung, October 6, 2018 - Workshop Facilitator, Socially Engaged Art: Pinhole Camera Workshop held at 2nd Village Workstation, Taiwan, August, 2017 - Workshop Facilitator and Speaker, Navoteño Film Festival Workshop held at Navotas City Hall, Philippines, May 4-5, 2017 - Workshop Facilitator, Show and Tell Workshop: Visual Storytelling and Narratives held at Art Village, Taiwan, May 14, 2017 - Speaker, Art for Social Change, held at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, May 13, 2017 - Speaker, “Wind from the South Film Colloquium”, held at Taoyuan Arts Cinema, Taiwan, June 5, 2016 - Speaker, Red Suitcase Documentary Presentation, Fondazione Pistoletto in Italy, July 7, 2015 - Facilitator and Speaker, ‘Rights Camera Action!: A Television Literacy and Video Production Workshop for Children held at General Santos City, Philippines, November 5-7, 2014. - Le Scatole del Paradoso “Boxes of Paradox” Film colloquium about the state of Philippine Cinema, screening of selected film works held at Cittadellarte Fondazione Pistoletto Theater, July 27, 2013, Biella Italy. - Attended and organized Tukka l’ cel: Studying Geographies and Socializations Workshop held at Bielmonte Piazzale 2, Oasi Zegna – Italy, September 24, 2013 CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITIONS: - Humans of the World: Caress, Les Instants Vidéo sur Visual Container TV , Marseille , France, December 5, 2018 - TR3NTA: 30 Years of Gawad CCP, CCP, Bulwagang Juan Luna, August 3 – September 9, 2018 - HIDDEN Cinema: The Virtual Experience of Philippine Cinema’s Centenary curated by Nick Deocampo, Ayala Museum, August – September 2018 Page 3 of 10 - Integration of Memories: A multi-disciplinary Art Show on Migration held at Military Police Village Work Station, Guishan, Taiwan, and August 19, 2017. - Exploring Resilience Contemporary Art Exhibition held at PeninsulaLab, Wollinerstrasse, Berlin, May 23, 2015 - 16TH Arte al Centro: Art at The Centre Exhibition held at Cittadellarte-Fondazione Pistoletto, October 5, 2013 - End Frame Video Art Project, Manila and One Minutes Organization, held at Cubicle Art Gallery, Philippines, September 30 – October 4, 2006 FILM, ART AND OTHER GRANTS RECEIVED: I – LOCAL - National Commission for Culture and the Arts Competitive Grants Program – the Ministry of Culture of the Philippines and grants giving agency for the preservation, development and promotion of Philippine arts and culture, Project Title: PIPO, January to December 2012. - Focus on the Global South Film Grant – an activist think tank in Asia providing analysis and building alternative just for social, economic and political change, Project Title: Hunger Pangs, December 7, 2011 - Cinema One Originals Full-Length Film Grant – an independent film festival in the Philippines showcasing the diverse talent and voices of Filipino film makers. Project Title: Paano Ko Sasabihin?, November 13-17, 2009 - National Commission for Culture and the Arts Competitive Grants Program – the Ministry of Culture of the Philippines and grants giving agency for the preservation, development and promotion of Philippine arts and culture, Project Title: Hand Painted Feathers, January to December 2009. II – INTERNATIONAL - Taiwan Ministry of Culture, Emerald Grant Initiative – the grant is offered for Southeast Asian artists to collaborate with Taiwan, the implementation date is from September – November 2018. Project Title: Half-way Home: A Documentary Film about the plight of Filipina migrant workers in Taiwan. (In Development) - Taoyuan Cultural Affairs Grant – multi-disciplinary art project and exhibition grant in Sianguang Second Village. Project Title: Integration of Memories, August 2017. - ILLY Can Prize Grant - the grant is offered for the winning design of the resident artist for ILLY - Italy, the prize is a support grant to create a communal project in their community. The implementation date is from January – September 2015. Project Title: The Untiring Journey of the Red Suitcase Documentary - University of Ideas, UNIDEE – research-oriented residency in Biella, Italy that operates within each discipline and is directed towards the responsible transformation of