an artists’ reception + visual conversation about fashion as identity
The terno holds our colonized history as a people in its pleats. Fashion has always been an extension of our identity and no storytelling through textile is more layered than this iconic sleeve in our culture. This is an invitation to subvert the seams, gather with the creative community, and reinspire ourselves with bold interpretations of filipinana-americana, as we explore diasporic identity + Imelda’s dark legacy through the terno.
tern out for terno
february 18 , 2023 AT sentro
814 Mission Street, IN THE HEART OF SOMA, SAN FRANCISCO
an artists’ reception + visual conversation about fashion as identity
featuring a workshop presentation of “imeldific: subverting imelda’s legacy at the seams”,
a week before people power anniversary
featuring garments by ciriaco sayoc, chichai mateo, kip yanaga
performances by granny cart gangstas, lady pussy galore, yves saint croissant, mimi millennia, xtina agiterra
hosted by nic feliciano + faye lacanilao, music curation by joel quizon and et_iv
opm + brown beats by et_iv and deep th0ts
as it seams
In a post-lockdown world of syncopated normalcies, we are attempting to recover our communal rituals and gatherings that have been gravely compromised these past several years. The weight of tremendous grief has forced us to mourn in isolation, and we are reemerging to reclaim our sense of connection with laughter in the shadows, levity during dark times, and finding life in hard to reach places.
with support by
Bindlestiff Studio
SOMA Pilipinas
MOHCD and Success Centers
MUMU
MUMU (pronounced “mu-moh”, Tagalog for “ghost”) summons the forgotten spirit of candlelit gravesite griots, who held storytelling ceremonies on All Souls Day in the Philippines. MUMU brings these stories back to Sentro, formerly known as the Filipino Cultural Center, located in SOMA Pilipinas, the Filipino Cultural Heritage District of San Francisco. All Souls Day in our history is not a day of mourning; in the homeland, it is a day to gather, remember, and celebrate. We invite you to commune with our ghosts at MUMU.