Tiw-Tiwong: Ang Uncyclopedia to Life, Living, and Art in Baguio, the Cordilleras, and Beyond

A multi-pronged multi-layered collaborative art book, Tiw-tiwong summons the potency of history, the transformative potential of art, and an inheritance of indigenous knowledge and practices, to open up the story of Baguio and the Cordilleras during a time of rapid change. Tiw-tiwong takes the form of an irreverent and defiant reference book: the ‘anti-textbook’ antidote to more than a century of colonial representations and institutional studies of Baguio and the Cordilleras. It is also one of the most wide-ranging overviews of Cordilleras and Baguio-based art collated to date.

Spanning topics such as the changing face of the bul-ul, the truth about dog-eating, and how to sleep on a Dangwa bus, the 950+ entries explore the known and unknown, as well as the celebrated, notorious and misunderstood aspects of life in the Cordilleras, a mountain terrain that is both generous and unforgiving.

This book is edited by Kawayan de Guia, Rocky Acofo Cajigan, Allan Lumbaya Cariño, Joyce Toh, Padmapani Perez, and Frank Cimatu and involved 48 contributors including Kidlat Tahimik, Krip Yuson, and Tommy Hafalla.

This is a byproduct of the exhibition Tiw-tiwong: The Odds to Unends that was presented at the Singapore Biennale in 2013.

Publisher:
Baguio Kunst Book Publishing and Partners for Indigenous Knowledge Philippines, Philippines

Publication Date:
2022

Format:
Hardcover / 7.28 x 10.55 inches / 345 pages / Color

Language:
English

ISBN: 978-621-96739-0-7