Art and Architecture of the Philippines
The collection gives access to almost 2,900 photographs documenting Filipino art and architecture from the early modern to contemporary times. It is special because there are very few scholarly repositories documenting Filipino cultural heritage, which is a growing field of study, whose objects are under particular environmental stress. Information about the approximately 800 objects was gathered by Franz Engel and is structured, defined, and certified according to the newest technical standards. More specifically, we have applied the CIDOC-CRM ontology developed by the Swiss Art Research Infrastructure (SARI) in the EasyDB digital asset management system, which makes the open-linked data findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR). The initiative aims to support new research on the rich and diverse cultural heritage of the Philippines. The collection was built up following personal research interests and under the circumstances of relatively short field trips undertaken by Tristan Weddigen in 2015 and 2017 and by Franz Engel in 2019, through Ilocos Region, Central Luzon, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, and Western Visayas. The quantity and quality of the photographs are diverse, and the collection does not represent a systematic or representative photographic campaign, but rather a travel sketchbook. Both photographs and metadata will be refined over time, external contributions to which are welcome.
Earthquake Baroque
Badoc Church, Ilocos Norte
A Christian Empire
Glocal Iconography
Barásoain Church, Malolos, Bulacan
Saint William Church, Bacolor, Pampanga
Buttresses along with Paoay Church
Rubblework of Coral Limestone
Relief with the Santo Niño
Chinese Guardian Lions
The Colonial Church of San Agustín in Manila
A Baroque Pulpit
A Carved Altar
A Mater Dolorosa
A Disneyland of Faith
A Modern Sacro Monte
The Colonial Fort Santiago
Quezon Hall
Cesar Concio’s Church of the Risen
Leandro Locsin’s Church of the Holy Sacrifice
Leandro Locsin’s Chruch of Saint Andrew
Leandro Locsin’s Chruch of Saint Andrew
Bayanihan
The Bahay Kubo
Spanish Colonial Houses
The Cultural Center of the Philippines
The Cultural Center of the Philippines
The National Arts Center
Acknowledgements
We thank the following colleagues for their support:
- Andrea Reichlin, former Ambassador of Switzerland in the Philippines, Manila
- Charlotte Matter, University of Zurich
- Denitsa Nenova, Takin.solutions, Plovdiv
- Emiliano Di Carlo, BHMPI, Rome
- Enrico Fontolan, BHMPI, Rome
- Jens Baumgarten, UNIFESP, São Paulo
- Martin Raspe, BHMPI, Rome
- Michael Manalo, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, Manila
- Patrick D. Flores, University of the Philippines, Manila
- Regalado Trota Jose, University of Santo Tomas, Manila
- Rene Javellana, Ateneo University, Quezon City
- Victorino Manalo, National Archives of the Philippines, Manila
- BHMPI, Rome
- University of Zurich
- The Getty Foundation, Los Angeles
- Embassy of Switzerland in the Philippines, Manila
Imprint
Project, texts and photographs Tristan Weddigen und Franz Engel
Implementation Tatjana Bartsch
March 1, 2022