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By Gary C. Devilles
Esteemed artist Impy Pilapil’s
exhibit at the gardens of Ateneo de Manila University
features large outdoor interactive sculptures. Known for her glass
sculptures redolent of reflection and images of the sea, her
sculptures reflect what theosophist Rudolf Steiner called the twelve
senses: namely, the ego, thought, word, hearing, balance, movement,
life, touch, warmth, sight, taste, and smell. Art, in its truest
essence, after all should give the audience a full-bodied experience
that also engages the mind.
For Pilapil, such interaction
between art and its audience is kindled by a benevolent force
present in the piece, usually solidified through the process of
creation. In The Mangrove: Nature’s Embrace, Pilapil was inspired
by mangrove trees; in particular, how the prominent root zone of the
trees become an apt metaphor for nature’s harmony with humanity.
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