The Philippine Embassy in The Netherlands and the Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) displayed the photographs taken in the Philippines by photographer Frank Callaghan at the office of SVB in Amstelveen. The exhibit was opened by an official of SVB followed by Philippine Ambassador Lourdes Morales’ short acknowledgement of the joint project between the Embassy and SVB to show Callaghan’s photographs.
 
Cocktails were served to the guests who attended the event, mostly members of the Filipino community and Dutch.







The 5th GRID 2012 International Photography Biennial Amsterdam Metropolitan Area displays the works of approximately 30 international artists, a bi-annual GRID international photography festival with exhibitions in the cities of Amsterdam, Amstelveen, Haarlem, Zaandstad, Beemster, Apeldoorn and Amersfoort of the Netherlands.

The exhibition, as described in GRID 2012 brochure: This is a series of photographs by Frank Callaghan made over a two-year period between 2008 and 2009 in Manila-Philippines. Much of the subject matter consists of informal structures built in the gaps between more formally conceived spaces. What is not obvious is that almost all of the scenes were shot in one of the city’s most affluent areas-the financial capital-Makati….   … Impossibly beautiful, these images give importance to the forgotten and ignored aspects of the everyday (urban) landscape. However, despite the highly saturated color and eerie light sources, the artist uses only the most minimal amount of processing. Through long exposures, he amplifies the available light in very dark places but keeps the original colors and shadows.”

Excerpt from Frank Callaghan (GRID 2012 brochure) Intro statement: “ In the series from which I chose these entries, I found myself drawn to the quiet, empty spaces of urban fringes at night and to the unintentional beauty of dwellings that seem to have grown organically out of the city……”
5^TH GRID 2012 runs from May 16 – July 1, 2012 (www.gridphotofestival.com )
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About Frank Callaghan:

Born in 1980-Rosendale-England, Frank Callaghan’s love of photography began while just a boy growing up in Bagiuo City-Philippines. It wasn’t after studying finance at the Wharton School of Business that he gave into his calling to work as a full-time photographer. He first exhibited his work at the age of 21 in Philadelphia.

Callaghan is a recipient of two awards:
Short Listed Anatomy of Autonomy-Ateneo Art Awards 2011
Short Listed Shattering States-Ateneo Art Awards 2010
 ( http://www.frankcallaghan.com)

 

 

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