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HELLO, WE'RE
98B COLLABoratory!



We're an independent, not-for-profit, artist-run space and initiative based in Escolta, Manila.


98B COLLABoratory is a platform for critical discourse, experimentation, exchange, information and presentation of contemporary art in the Philippines.


We're a multi-disciplinary art laboratory that seeks to establish a convergence with artists, designers, curators, writers, musicians, film makers, activists, educators, researchers, cultural workers, performers, architects and students together with the general public.


We want to provide a platform where artists can engage meaningfully with the local community, and to give the general public a non-intimidating access to art and creativity -different from when it’s presented inside the confines of the white cube format.


As such, we present art in multiple layers and perspectives to a broad and diverse audience while contributing to the contemporary art scene. We are stimulated with ideas, projects and explorations that ask pertinent questions, stretch boundaries.


Let's collaborate! ଘ(੭´꒳`)°* ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و ♡



THE SPACE



We are currently located at the mezzanine floor of the First United Building (formerly known as the Perez-Samanillo Building which is along Escolta Street in the heart of old Manila and a stone-throw away from the world’s oldest Chinatown. The elegant six story art deco building was built in 1928 and designed by Andres Luna de San Pedro (son of Juan Luna, a world-renowned Filipino painter during the late 1800s).


The area itself is considered as a business heritage district. It was the commercial hub of Manila during the early 1900s and was a witness to many “firsts” in the country: first ice cream parlor, first movie house, first electric tram among others. It is less than a kilometer in length but it is replete of magnificent post-colonial architecture designed by highly respected Filipino architects. Significant businesses, fashionable items and imported merchandise were sourced in the street during that period. Since we moved to Escolta, its history and heritage have been part of 98B’s backdrop.



We have a modest multi-functional space. Depending on the need, it can serve as a studio, office, library, shop or kitchen. 98B's Space is a quiet and creative respite from Manila’s din.



BEGINNINGS



98B COLLABoratory was established in January 2012 by Mark Salvatus (visual artist) and Mayumi Hirano (curator and researcher) as a response to the need for alternative venues in Manila.


They opened up their studio and residence in Cubao, Quezon City to respond to this dearth; 98B is their apartment’s street number address. July of 2012 provided 98B with an opportune playground to frolic in – Escolta, Manila.



THE CURRENT TEAM ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ



KATHERINE NUÑEZ



Director



Katherine Nuñez is a visual artist and cultural worker based in Manila, Philippines.


Her works focus on the labor of care and the desire to create spaces of tenderness, and nurture despite everyday aggressions and urban disarray.


She has exhibited her works in Venice, Jakarta, Bangkok, and Dubai. A notable highlight in her artistic practice is her participation in the 57th Venice Biennale "Viva Arte Viva" in 2017.


She spends her time counting stitches, eco-dyeing with kitchen discards and plants, learning food fermentation, and washing the dishes.


She became a member of 98B in 2015, and officially took over as director in 2019.



JULIUS REDILLAS



Project Manager



Julius Redillas is a new media artist and a painter based in Pampanga, Philippines.


Using the genre of portraiture, Redillas’ works often revolves around the concept of identity; usually stripping them off of it without removing its familiarity.


Redillas uses ready-made images and documents as a starting point in creating his works and recreates these familiar and common imagery using traditional media such as drawing, painting and moving image.



FRANKIE LALUNIO



Graphic Artist



Frankie Lalunio is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Cavite, Philippines and is currently affiliated with 98B as a graphic design intern.


Their other activities involve organization, promotion, and playing shows under her music collective. Personal works currently focus on video works and aural textures.


Under the Department of Art Studies as an undergraduate, their research interests include spatial critique; cybernetics; and the tactile, gustatory, and olfactory experience.



PAST MEMBERS



2021



Bella Abuel

Christine Capili

Hans Gonzales

Katherine Nuñez

Juno Vizcarra



2020



Edward Ang

Gabrielle Gatchalian

Katherine Nuñez

Precious Grace Parreño

Juno Vizcarra

Christine Capili



2019



Kean Barrameda

Christine Capili

Dani Chavez

Ferd Failano

Gabrielle Gatchalian

Mokka Lanzona

Katherine Nuñez

Lilay Sarreal

Juno Vizcarra



2018



Marika Constantino

Mayumi Hirano

Miggy Inumerable Katherine Nuñez

Mark Salvatus

Gabriel Villegas Gabrielle Gatchalian

Juno Vizcarra

Liam de Leon



2017



Marika Constantino

Mayumi Hirano

Miggy Inumerable

Katherine Nuñez

Julius Redillas

Issay Rodriguez

Mark Salvatus

Gabriel Villegas



2016



Marika Constantino

Mayumi Hirano

Miggy Inumerable Katherine Nuñez

Julius Redillas

Issay Rodriguez

Mark Salvatus

Gabriel Villegas



2015



Marian Barro

Tammy Bañez

Anjo Bolarda

Marika Constantino

Joseph Gabriel

Mayumi Hirano

Kulay Labitigan

Katherine Nuñez

Julius Redillas

Mark Salvatus

Gabriel Villegas

Joseph Yap



2014



Marian Barro

Tammy Bañez

Anjo Bolarda

Con Cabrera

Marika Constantino Vermont Coronel

Camz Dagal

Don Dalmacio

Zyrael Fortes

Mayumi Hirano

Mik Laborde

Pau Reyes

Mark Salvatus

Gerome Soriano

Gabriel Villegas

Joseph Yap



2013



Anjo Bolarda

Con Cabrera

Marika Constantino Vermont Coronel

Camz Dagal

Don Dalmacio

Zyrael Fortes

Mayumi Hirano

Mik Laborde

Pau Reyes

Mark Salvatus

Gabriel Villegas



FOUNDING MEMBERS



Anjo Bolarda

Con Cabrera

Marika Constantino

Vermont Coronel

Don Dalmacio

Mayumi Hirano

Mik Laborde

Pau Reyes

Mark Salvatus

Gabriel Villegas



VISIT US!



First United Building, 413 Escolta St, Binondo, Manila, 1006 Metro Manila


Email Us: hello@98-b.org
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