BenCab: GlimpsesTien Wah Press (Pte) Ltd, 2011, 64 pp Glimpses presents a mix of vibrant works in etching, lithography, relief print and paper pulp works on BenCabs recurrent theme for which he has become famous what it means to be Filipino. BenCabs second residency at STPI embraced the spontaneous nature of paper pulp and employed a bold, new colour palette resulting in a series of expressive and vivid works based on familiar characters such as Sabel, a symbol of

subtly haunting and dreamlike

Edition of 50

everyday experiences that are taken for granted

the artist incorporates fabric scraps

in conjunction with the 55th anniversary of bilateral relations between Singapore and the Philippines

once again ricochets off his concerns – the historical

which uses household items

5 cm     12 x 10 in

including 64 in full colour

while works of aquatint record drip-like traces

the essay by Sarah Suzuki

Yilmaz Dziewior