BAGUIO CITY – A one of a kind exhibit dubbed Project Habi featuring the innovative works of fifth year architecture students of the Catholic-run Saint Louis University (SLU) on how to entice the present and future generations to value heritage is now in display at the Baguio museum.
Project Habi with the theme ‘Mapping Memories Weaving Identities’ is an exhibit that aims to explore and present innovative approaches to heritage preservation with a particular focus on engaging younger generations.
Baguio museum Executive Director Estela de Guia expressed her gratitude to the organizers of the said exhibit for choosing the museum as the area to showcase the innovative works of the architecture students as it will contribute in providing the youth with various ways to appreciate the country’s rich heritage for them to consider both the country and the city as their pride of place.
The said project aims to connect stories, people and generations but it is not just about textile as weaving represents such as its care, continuity and community.
Further, it’s about how culture is crafted by hand, passed through memory, made meaningful and keeps tradition alive, especially the women weavers, the cultural workers, the artists, the young minds, among others.
Through Project Habi, people can now explore the traditional technique and social patterns of the indigenous communities, the stories behind every cloth from rituals and beliefs to every life and the modern expression of heritage where tradition meets innovation through design, architecture, fashion and visual arts.
The exhibit invites people to look closer at fabric, not just as a material but a metaphor that holds memory.
The public is invited to take a look at the various pitches of the fifth year architecture students on how to empower today’s youth to put premium on heritage as an one of the important aspects of life that they must dwell on. By Dexter A. See
