{"id":95869,"date":"2022-11-22T09:30:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T14:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/?post_type=featured-work&#038;p=95869"},"modified":"2024-07-12T15:55:37","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T19:55:37","slug":"hidden-and-hiding-tago-ng-tago-filipino-weaving-by-bhen-alan","status":"publish","type":"featured-work","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/featured-work\/hidden-and-hiding-tago-ng-tago-filipino-weaving-by-bhen-alan\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidden and Hiding (Tago ng Tago): Filipino weaving by Bhen Alan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-background-dim\" style=\"background-image:url(\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/feat-22-1670-TAGO-029.jpeg)\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Hidden and Hiding (Tago ng Tago)<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Filipino weaving by Bhen Alan<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center\">November 3 \u2013 December 1, 2022<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>808 Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:48px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\"><em>Tago ng Tago (always hiding)<\/em> or TNT is a term coined for Filipinos abroad who are in hiding \u2013 from the government authorities or ill-whistlers, due to expired work visas, undocumented status, and overstaying in a country. \u201cTNT immigrants\u201d is an identity given to Filipinos who live unauthorized and have to conceal their immigration status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hidden and Hiding reclaims the phrase Tago ng Tago as a state of being and protection to Filipinos and Filipino-Americans across the globe. Artist Bhen Alan explores the theme of protection, the exhibiting works hide and camouflage figures, portraits, signifiers, and cultural codes through weaving, colors, patterns, and assemblage. This strategy protects the images, representation, culture from being trafficked, overly consumed, misrepresented, and exploited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"936\" height=\"624\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/Bhen-Alan-Weaving-RISD.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/Bhen-Alan-Weaving-RISD.jpeg 936w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/Bhen-Alan-Weaving-RISD-636x424.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/Bhen-Alan-Weaving-RISD-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/Bhen-Alan-Weaving-RISD-900x600.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/Bhen-Alan-Weaving-RISD-450x300.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/Bhen-Alan-Weaving-RISD-600x400.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 936px) 100vw, 936px\" \/><figcaption>Artist Bhen Alan weaving. Rhode Island School of Design<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Alan is employing protection strategies as a way of survival. Looking at the values of TNT immigrants of reconstructing identity and identification for social mobility, survival, and resilience to become visible without being removed from spaces, these values inspired the works to reconstruct the boundaries of weaving and painting and vice versa. It becomes fluid to take different shapes and forms as it camouflages to structures, textures, colors, and patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax alignfull has-background-color-tertiary has-object-cover-center-middle is-style-overlay has-background-opacity-80\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-media\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-background-image\"><\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-figure js-block-editorial-parallax-active\" data-rellax-speed=\"-5\" data-rellax-percentage=\"0.5\"><picture class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-picture\"><source media=\"(max-height: 480px)\" srcset=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/feat-22-1670-TAGO-029-854x480.jpeg\"\/><source media=\"(max-height: 720px)\" srcset=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/feat-22-1670-TAGO-029-1280x720.jpeg\"\/><source media=\"(max-height: 768px)\" srcset=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/feat-22-1670-TAGO-029-1366x768.jpeg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-image has-background-opacity has-background-opacity-80 wp-image-95870\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/feat-22-1670-TAGO-029-1920x1080.jpeg\" alt=\"Hidden and Hiding BUAG\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/feat-22-1670-TAGO-029-1920x1080.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/feat-22-1670-TAGO-029-1200x675.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/feat-22-1670-TAGO-029-992x558.jpeg 992w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/feat-22-1670-TAGO-029-1500x844.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/feat-22-1670-TAGO-029-1984x1116.jpeg 1984w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/feat-22-1670-TAGO-029-1600x900.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/feat-22-1670-TAGO-029-1366x768.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/feat-22-1670-TAGO-029-1280x720.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/feat-22-1670-TAGO-029-854x480.jpeg 854w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/picture><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-content-outer\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-content-inner\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Take the Virtual Tour<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<iframe width='853' height='480' src='https:\/\/my.matterport.com\/show\/?m=fgcNmBRgqCG' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='xr-spatial-tracking'><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-photoessay alignwide wp-block-photoessay js-block-editorial-photoessay\"><div class=\"photo-row-thirds-1-2\">\n<div class=\"photo-1\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/resize-22-1670-TAGO-004-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/resize-22-1670-TAGO-004-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/resize-22-1670-TAGO-004-636x424.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/resize-22-1670-TAGO-004-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/resize-22-1670-TAGO-004-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/resize-22-1670-TAGO-004-1500x1000.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/resize-22-1670-TAGO-004-900x600.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/resize-22-1670-TAGO-004-450x300.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/resize-22-1670-TAGO-004-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/resize-22-1670-TAGO-004.jpeg 2002w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Gallery assistant and exhibition curator Rosa Jang (GRS\u201924) organized Alan\u2019s work into four themes:\u00a0<em>camouflage, shape-shift, protect, and meditate<\/em>. Cydney Scott<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"photo-2\"><div class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/feat-22-1670-TAGO-029-1024x684.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/feat-22-1670-TAGO-029-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/feat-22-1670-TAGO-029-636x425.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/feat-22-1670-TAGO-029-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/feat-22-1670-TAGO-029-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/feat-22-1670-TAGO-029-1498x1000.jpeg 1498w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/feat-22-1670-TAGO-029-900x600.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/feat-22-1670-TAGO-029-450x300.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/feat-22-1670-TAGO-029-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/feat-22-1670-TAGO-029.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><p class=\"wp-block-photoessay-media-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Alan\u2019s works evoke his identity and his history as a Filipino immigrant. To him, yellow is the color of heartbreak: it was the color of the sky on the day his mother left the Philippines to work overseas as a nanny. Cydney Scott<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Take a Virtual Tour!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Whether you&#8217;ve visited 808 Gallery or want to experience Hidden and Hiding (Tago ng Tago) from afar, you can get an inside look into the exhibition at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/art\/hidden-and-hiding-tago-ng-tago-filipino-weaving-by-bhen-alan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bu.edu\/art\/hidden-and-hiding-tago-ng-tago-filipino-weaving-by-bhen-alan<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button wp-block-bu-button bu-blocks-block-button has-tertiary-theme is-style-accent\" href=\"https:\/\/my.matterport.com\/show\/?m=fgcNmBRgqCG\">Virtual tour of <em>Hidden and Hiding<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-background has-tertiary-background-color is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/leadin-22-1670-TAGO-014-751x1024.jpeg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"751\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/leadin-22-1670-TAGO-014-751x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/leadin-22-1670-TAGO-014-751x1024.jpeg 751w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/leadin-22-1670-TAGO-014-466x636.jpeg 466w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/leadin-22-1670-TAGO-014-768x1047.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/leadin-22-1670-TAGO-014-733x1000.jpeg 733w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/11\/leadin-22-1670-TAGO-014.jpeg 979w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3>A Narrative about the Filipino Immigrant Experience at the 808 Gallery<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In&nbsp;<em>Hidden and Hiding (Tago ng Tago)<\/em>, artist Bhen Alan reimagines a traditional weaving practice using unconventional materials.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>Tago ng tago<\/em>&nbsp;means \u2018always hiding\u2019\u2014it [refers] to Filipino immigrants working abroad who chose to stay to make more money to support their families in spite of not being authorized,\u201d Alan says. \u201cIt\u2019s about hiding your identity from adversity, but also cementing yourself in a space that you cannot be removed from, in order for you to support your family and yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI feel like I\u2019m coming back into my authentic, Filipino self,\u201d he says. \u201cI\u2019m not hiding anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"wp-block-button wp-block-bu-button bu-blocks-block-button is-style-accent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2022\/bhen-alan-filipino-immigrant-experience-at-808-gallery\/?utm_campaign=bu_today&amp;utm_source=email_20221122_full&amp;utm_medium=1_featured_story&amp;utm_content=arts\">Read more in <em>BU Today<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tago ng Tago (always hiding) or TNT is a term coined for Filipinos abroad who are in hiding \u2013 from the government authorities or ill-whistlers, due to expired work visas, undocumented status, and overstaying in a country. \u201cTNT immigrants\u201d is an identity given to Filipinos who live unauthorized and have to conceal their immigration status. 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