by Andrew Quitmeyer | Jun 7, 2016 | Andrew Quitmeyer, Blog The Philippines, The Philippines
The Protected Land Jack, a brilliant naturalist takes us through the volcano. Photo by A. Quitmeyer. Jack is a big dude and an equally big nerd for nature. The man is a machine-gun rattling off bullets of knowledge about everything he sees. “This bird is named...
by Andrew Quitmeyer | May 12, 2016 | Andrew Quitmeyer, Blog The Philippines, The Philippines
We managed to get the full BOAT Lab built and fully operational in the two short weeks before the big exhibition! To celebrate this achievement, we held a grand gala opening ceremony for the BOAT Lab and all the Waterspace projects. This new video describes the whole...
by Andrew Quitmeyer | May 9, 2016 | Andrew Quitmeyer, Blog The Philippines, The Philippines
Simply put, this is how the whole program works: we try to complete 5 big projects in just 3 weeks! There’s a main project led by myself as the ZERO1 American Arts Incubator lead artist, which will be the BOAT Lab, a floating art and technology laboratory focusing on...
by Andrew Quitmeyer | Apr 28, 2016 | Andrew Quitmeyer, Blog The Philippines, The Philippines
Meeting with the locals at our site in Banilad, we asked them what the biggest problem was in their area. They unanimously said the same thing: garbage, trash, basura. Not only is there a lack of trash pickup on land, resulting in discarded bottles everywhere, but...
by Andrew Quitmeyer | Apr 28, 2016 | Andrew Quitmeyer, Blog The Philippines, The Philippines
The sun goes away here each day in a glorious explosion of colors. The darkness doesn’t cause anything to slow down though. The fast-paced Waterspace teams keep on trucking throughout the night. The crew is excitedly tinkering away on a million different little...
by Andrew Quitmeyer | Apr 23, 2016 | Andrew Quitmeyer, Blog The Philippines, The Philippines
The workshop phase of the Arts Incubator went into full force this week. The goal was to fill the participants’ brains with new ideas, complex issues, practical experience, and technological know-how until their minds were completely blown, then to clean up...
