BY CHRYSEE G. SAMILLANO
Six-year-old Gabriele Camarines was guest of honor at the opening of the solo exhibit dubbed “This is Not a Drill” at the Artfull Gallery in Bacolod City last September 8.
The month-long exhibit, featuring the works of Ryn Paul Gonzales or “RPG” in oil, acrylic, soft pastel, watercolor, terracotta, metal sculptures and photography, aims to raise awareness and to call for responsible waste management and structural development, especially in our forested areas.
“This is for the future of our children that’s why a 6-year-old girl was made to cut the ribbon at the opening,” Gonzales said.
“These works are reflective visions of the harsh consequences when we disconnect out of alignment with the spirit of Nature,” he said.
Gonzales said “Our responsibility to give back to nature is mandatory…We must reclaim our commitment to be vanguards of the environment – feel insulted with the result of waste mismanagement; keep garbage to a minimum; buy things that will last longer – repair, recover, recreate objects.”
We must retrain architectural space developments to be sustainable and let nature wrap your imaginations and not make natural landscapes as mere photographic backdrop – feel humbled with the gift of life coming from the streams of the mountain volcano; the bounties from the ocean; the sweat of farm workers that waters agricultural lands for food security. Nature is not a playground to exploit for your convenience – nature can flick you any second, so stay grounded under Her care, he added.*
