Paradox Vested Relics

PVR IS AT ONCE:

video ART + fashion FILM.
studied + IMPROVISED.
self-indulgent + PHILANTHROPIC.
performative + spectatorial.
collaboration + direction.
ephemeral + ongoing.
familiar + strange.
free ART + COMMODITY.
conceptual + TANGIBLE.
process + product.
literal + ambiguous.
personal + universal.
radical + TRADITIONAL.
absurd + logical.
SURREAL + practical.
bespoke + REUSED.
disposable + sustainable.
UNDERGROUND + POPULAR.
NOSTALGIC + MODERN.
experience + experiment.
work + play.
Random + organized.
High Tech + Low Fi.
DIGITAL + ANALOG.

Like yin and yang, PVR is only completed by opposing parts
present and balanced.

BODY OF WORK:

2011-2012 Personal video recorder
WHAT ORIGINALLY BEGAN AS A CREATIVE OUTLET FOR THE FOUNDING DUO'S PERSONAL INTERESTS OUTSIDE OF THE PRESSURES AND COMPLICATIONS OF THE FASHION INDUSTRY, established a body of work ranging from the satirical and whimsical to the psychological and political.
Bound by dates and holidays, the 2011 FASHION films feature collaborators and references that seem random and bizarre-a consistent practice for PVR in their spin oN the universal.
2012
films show a perspective on Fil-AM AND FILIPINX culture and identity (THE FOUNDING DUO having been born and raised in the u.s., then exported to Manila) as both familiar and foreign. Constantly, in pursuit of the universal. PHILANTHROPY AT THE CORE, DONATIONS WERE COLLECTED AND PROCEEDS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO RELEVANT CHARITIES.
2013
allowed us to extend production and development of films for the designs of 2012. Each month's project had been filmed in multiple locations including Boston, Chicago, Washington DC, Toronto, and London.
Why Tease is a film of 12 designs that encapsulates our archive's "best of THE 90's" and reveals our new focus on a staple of every wardrobe: the tee shirt.
2014
Abakada-Filipino alphabet as a full wardrobe of 20 pieces.
on words-brings typography to life. looks are named after the hashtags that they spell out using the abakada collection.
the year IS ENCAPSULATED BY A film called T-Square. It shows all 12 designs that are square when flat. Shaped by the spirit of the wearer, they take on new function and form. T-Square is a collection about transformation and potential.
2015-2020
themes will toy with career choices of generations past AND PRESENT. The Professional Collection is our spin on workwear, culminating in a personally cathartic film.
2016
the release of 3 capsule collections: UNDER CONSTRUCTION, Pledge, and bond, a MONTH-LONG collaboration with a painter about the connection between an artist and their materials, process, and work.
2017
THE MARATUS COLLECTION TESTS A DEEP FEAR OF SPIDERS. BUT IF THERE'S ONE THAT ARACHNOPHOBES AND FASHIONISTS COULD BE CHARMED BY, IT'S THE FASCINATING MALE PEACOCK SPIDER and all its socks.
Starting January 1st, a special image WILL BE POSTED daily on social media as part of a year-long project. storytelling in 365 parts, it will give insight to our creative process and artistic beliefs. THIS MANIFESTO WILL FORM THE BASIS OF THE FOLLOWING COLLECTION.
2018
Fashion Art Manifesto Is Life (F.A.M.I.L.Y. 2018) redefines our basic wardrobe in 12 looks by releasing these staples monthly throughout the year along with 12 core intentions.
2019
ARTIST MANIFESTO COLLECTION No. 2: THEORIES OF RELATIVITY: 12 looks and extremes that keep pvr centered.
2020
PVR mask is a series of 12 constructions for this covid-19 era. made in-house, from mostly available materials, with high hopes to keep us safer and feeling well in the distant presence of others.
manifesto 3: hindsight is 2020 revisited the pinoy diaspora through a series of 12 tops
2021
pvr soft sculpture series
manifesto 4: dumog, 12 rounds of wrestling: the struggle is real in the mind of a creative.