WAWI NAVARROZA *official*news*and*archive*: 2005-10-16

About Me

Name: Magus, The Librarian

Location: Manila, Philippines

Ms. WAWI NAVARROZA is a Manila-based photographer/visual poet. She holds a degree in Bachelor of Arts Major in Communication Arts with a specialization in Photography from De La Salle University, Manila, mentored by the artist/curator Judy Sibayan. She has been awarded in both local and international contests for her works in portraiture and fine art photography. Among these were awards in photography from AAP (Art Association of the Philippines) in 2001 and 2003, and prize winner for "Con Otros Ojos" photography contest in Barcelona, Spain 2000. Recently, she has succesfully mounted her first solo exhibit entitled "Polysaccharide: The Dollhouse Drama". She is currently at work on a documentary portraiture project involving a distinct filipino minority. In between, she regularly contributes fashion editorial photography, concept art direction, and feature writing for various magazines and periodicals. She also sings for a unique rock band called The Late Isabel and simultaneously entertains other forms of art as part of her many creative expressions. She lives beside the lake and collects hats and cat figurines.

Tuesday, October 18, 2005

MANILA BULLETIN October 17, 2005: The WOMAD 2005 Experience!

From top left, clockwise: Idan Raichel of Idan Raichel Project (Israel), Les Yeux Noirs (France), Abdallah Ag Alhousseyeni of Tinariwen (Mali), Wicked Aura Batucada (Singapore), Bill Cobham (USA), singers of Idan Raichel Project (Israel).

The Banging of A Thousand Drums

article and photos by Wawi Navarroza

published in MANILA BULLETIN, I-section, October 17, 2005

Wawi Navarroza reports on the WOMAD 2005 (World of Music Arts & Dance) festival held last August 26-28 at Fort Canning Park, Singapore.

EXCERPT

"All in all, the high-voltage performances recall to mind what Jim Morrison has described as the electric marriage of music and audience. I have witnessed the mystery and have come to marvel at how a throng of quivering flesh responds to an arranged arithmetic of sound. It's very much a soul-thing. The artists are healers who can wash our tired old spirits overlaid with mental garbage, reality TV, and dirty politics. The audience responded with feelings, and not with a baggage of boxed notions. The fun factor was even heightened by the dynamic event experience itself which opened pages for unforgettable stories and of friendship. ..."

- Wawi Navarroza
Manila Bulletin, October 17, 2005

Monday, October 17, 2005

NEWS! Wawi Navarroza flies to Cambodia for the ANGKOR PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2005!

Based from the quality of her works and motivation in photography, Wawi Navarroza is selected as one of the few young asian photographers invited to participate in the inaugural ANGKOR PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL taking place in various venues in Siem Reap, Cambodia from October 23 to 29, 2005.

She is also the recipient of a free master class workshop organized by master international photographers for the festival.

At the week-long worskhop, Navarroza will train under the direction of French fine-art photographer Antoine d'Agata of Magnum.