Jett Ilagan

[Streaming Now!] Becoming with the Garden《與花園共生》 live at Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts - Vietnamese Immigrating Garden / Vườn Việt Di Cư tại Đài Loan — 《與花園共生》（Becoming with the Garden）是一個以「擴延音樂工作室」為概念的在地駐村計畫。 以這樣「共生」的行動，我透過觀察與吸納，將花園的生態轉化為聲音，創作出關於自然、並與自然共鳴的聲景與音樂。 Becoming with the Garden is a site-specific residency conceived as an ‘expanded’ music studio. Becoming with the Garden is a collaborative project initiated by Tuan Mami and Vườn Việt Di Cư tại Đài Loan / Vietnamese Immigrating Garden in partnership with Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts. — Download ‘Becoming with the Garden’ at: / — producer | escuri creative direction | Jett Ilagan cinematographer | @__eekah & @yuki1shi1da organizer | @tuanmami and @kdmofaart assistance | @haizong2141_ supported by | @lienchengwang In coordination with Meng-Hung Su 蘇孟鴻 [Dir. KdMofa] and Chang Chia Huan 張嘉桓 — #ElectronicMusic #SoundArt #ExperimentalMusic

[ Becoming with the Garden ] is a site-specific residency conceived as an expanded music studio. Here, the garden becomes a dwelling point—a living, breathing collaborator. Through this act of becoming-with, of observing and absorbing, I translate the ecology of the garden into sound—composing about nature and with it. This is immersion will be in form of a 30-40 minutes live sound performance featuring original compositions produced while in the garden. Through a 4 channel audio performance, I aim to activate the garden in to a space resonating with animated soundscapes. Becoming with the Garden is a collaborative project organized by @tuanmami and Vườn Việt Di Cư tại Đài Loan / Vietnamese Immigrating Garden in partnership with Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts @kdmofaart . — Performative Activation between Life and Art Date: Sunday, October 12, 2025 Time: 11:30 – 16:30 Venue: Vietnamese Immigrating Garden – Kuandu Museum of Fine Arts Highlights: - Program I. Culinary Memories and Poetry + Nguyễn Nhã Khải Lâm – Chef, owner of Hương Vị Việt, researcher of traditional Vietnamese cuisine + Nguyễn Thị Thanh Thảo – Ukulele teacher, author of the music book Phiêu cùng Ukulele and the illustrated poetry book Cỏ Hoa Tự Tại - Program II. Sky and Earth + Xuan Quin (Misaki) – Performance artist, curator + Qúy (Dưa Chuột Bự) – Performance artist, contemporary dancer -Program III. Becoming with the Garden Jett Ilagan (Escuri) – Filipino interdisciplinary artist Event details and registration: /mod/course/index.php... [ Artist Photo by @haizong2141_ ] [Graphic Design by @escuri_ph ]

【 失聲祭 LSF #136】 三組來自不同地理與創作背景的聲音實踐者，帶來一次介於現場表演、空間干預與聲響考古之間的邊界操作。透過身體、器材、環境與即時生成，他們以聲音切入空間，打開一場去中心化的感知體驗。 ＿ 【escuri】 傑特·伊拉岡（Jett Ilagan），是來自菲律賓的聲音藝術家，其創作橫跨聲音裝置、錄像藝術與影音現場表演。他關注環境聲響與「文化音景」的探索，透過心理地理學、聲音漫步、社區工作坊等沉浸式方法，深入特定場域與在地社群，發展具地方性且充滿感知層次的聲音作品。escuri 的聲音實踐聚焦於空間與聲景的關係，試圖引發觀者對自身與環境連結的省思，特別是在人類活動深刻影響鄉村與都市生態的當代語境中。 ＿ 演出時間:2025 年 7月 26日(六) 19:00 - 21:30(2.5hrs) 演出地點:濕地venue（104台北市中山區林森北路107巷10號 B1) 售票資訊：現場票400 _ 主辦單位：音瀑奧譜聲音藝術實驗室 協辦單位：濕地venue 營運贊助單位：台北市文化局 、國家文化藝術基金會

I would describe Yogyakarta as a breathing city. It is a landscape that expands and contracts as if it’s a heart beating, a living entity that pulsates day and night. Inspired by the city’s animations, I, together with Mirika and Yan, put together melted_fables. Our vision was to explore improvisation within the context of our individual practices. An exploration of the totality of experience within the presentness of our perceived concrete realities.
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 melted_fables is a multidisciplinary collective that aims to weave visuals, sounds, and movements into fabulated narratives inspired by the constantly moving ‘present’.
 Here, shifts between the real and the surreal are constructed, deconstructed, and reconstructed -like candles melted together to reborn again as the same, yet different object. Through live improvisation and generative processes, our performances unfold as an ever-evolving choreographic landscapes where sound animates space, bodies glitch into light, and stories emerge only to dissolve again.
 melted_fables 是一個跨領域的藝術團體，致力於將影像、聲音與動作編織成受當下流動狀態啟發的虛構敘事。
 在這裡，現實與超現實之間不斷轉換，被建構、解構、再構——如同蠟燭熔融後交融重生，既相同又不同。透過即興演出與生成式過程，他們的表演展開成流動且不斷演變的景觀，聲音賦予空間生命，身體在光影間錯位，故事浮現又隨即消散。
 photo credit : @este_galli @pakhangs @081_3j @lily.shu.0611 melted fables : @mirikaishida.co.jp x @piggyyanw x Jett Ilagan

🇮🇩 Transcultural Collaboration in Indonesia 🇮🇩 Earlier this year, SAC student Jett @escuri_ph was selected for @shared_campus in Yogyakarta, Indonesia – here's what he experienced at the cross-disciplinary programme: "Yogyakarta is a culturally rich place. Its history, culture, and people are an interconnected network. It is an intimate web tied by the idea of collective. It is a dynamic space with a colorful landscape and a never sleeping soundscape. It is a city that is disorganized yet organized and I, an outsider of the place and culture, was affected by its animations. In my month-long immersion, I learned to be more open by letting go of my expectations and allowing myself to be open to various possibilities when it comes to working with others. I developed my adaptability in a way that I was able to adjust myself to new working conditions, dealing with different kinds of people with different ways of thinking. Within the collaborative work, I am able to be both an observer & instigator, and take note of ways artists navigate their own creative thinking & idea materialization. Here, ‘becomingness’ reawakened —perpetually in flux, ceaselessly unfolding, and ever transforming." #SharedCampus #TNUA #Yogyakarta #Indonesia

【 Artist introduction｜melted_fables 】 melted_fables is a multidisciplinary collective that aims to weave visuals, sounds, and movements into fabulated narratives inspired by the constantly moving ‘present’. Here, shifts between the real and the surreal are constructed, deconstructed, and reconstructed -like candles melted together to reborn again as the same, yet different object. Through live improvisation and generative processes, their performances unfold as fluid, ever-evolving landscapes where sound animates space, bodies glitch into light, and stories emerge only to dissolve again. melted_fables 是一個跨領域的藝術團體，致力於將影像、聲音與動作編織成受當下流動狀態啟發的虛構敘事。 在這裡，現實與超現實之間不斷轉換，被建構、解構、再構——如同蠟燭熔融後交融重生，既相同又不同。透過即興演出與生成式過程，他們的表演展開成流動且不斷演變的景觀，聲音賦予空間生命，身體在光影間錯位，故事浮現又隨即消散。 photo credit : Este Galli @este_galli - 【Artists have no vacations】 music x video x live painting x dance x hangout x game 2025/03/01(sat.)14:00 open,14:30 start at Galeri Lorong Free Artist: Sentimental Lily x Pak Hang Wong Koki Sakakihara Koki Sakakihara with friends Janusha Kenganathan x Binglin melted_fables squaresolid #Artistshavenovacations #Yogyakarta

「新年快樂」 It was not easy an transition to navigate this new territory where I am situated now. Not only I have to deal with my environment but also it was a real challenge to navigate my inner self given that I have to adjust emotionally and mentally. Even though that I am trying hard to live in the present, the imprint of the past still lingers and uncertainty of the future still remains as a constant companion. It is a personal roller coaster ride. An 🌑 ouroboros 🌕 of struggle and renewal as I start over in this chapter. I am hopeful for a fresh start this first new moon of the year. 「Thanks to the moon’s gravitational pull」 #taiwan #soundart #videoart

I believe that sounds around us are a driving force that affects us emotionally and physically. We listen to music to help our bodies to be animated. We play our favorite soundtracks to evoke our mood and our emotions. By navigating our cities, we are exposed to their music, a music that we architects and engineers of our landscape composed. With regards to this, I suppose that we, as inhabitants of our cities, are responsible for its musicality, its rhythm, its tone, dynamics, and narrative. As a result, we consciously and subconsciously are influenced by the sonic landscape that we inhabit. With this in mind, for this piece titled Flow State, I immersed myself within the busy streets of Manila. Walked around its alleyways, observed its movements, and flowed with its public transportations. Through this interaction, I examined what our responsibility is as a listener and as a ‘sound designer’ to contribute to both the sonic and physical ecology of our cities. Rooting from this experience, I produced a 3 minutes rhythmic sound work composed of guitar lines, synthesis, and gathered field recordings that resonates Manila’s flow state.
 🔗 Watch Flow State online: /watch?v=NqPLxSZ_q2c&t=7s +++ Sound of X is a series of video soundscapes initiated by the Goethe-Institut as an international, digital project before the coronavirus crisis struck. Since then, through artistic contributions from all over the world, the project has grown. SOUND OF X Video Art Exhibition 📍Biblioteca Tartarotti, Rovereto, Italy

[ Oct_Residency Update 🇹🇼 ] How do we hear our cities? How do we listen to them? In what ways do we contribute to our cities’ unspoken narratives? What elements contribute to the harmony of our cityscapes? These are just a few questions that I’ve been pondering ever since I arrived here in Taipei in early last month. So far, I have experienced Taipei as a city that constantly resonates with a multitude of sonic layers during the day and whispers (often roars) during the night. Traversing this local landscape, usually through walking and cycling, often brings me to a period of reflection or thought. Much like the intricate network of train lines, roads, and pathways that connect the city, listening to its voice leads me in various unexpected directions. 🌕🌕🌕 #soundart #soundartist #taipei #taiwan #vlog #artistresidency

Before September ends, allow me to share with you a glimpse of my @artfairph | @emergingislands residency experience that took place earlier this month. 🌊 San Fernando, the heart of La Union, is a very intimate city that houses an inspiring community, friendly locals, and interesting sonic narratives. I spent half of my time there wandering through long walks, thinking, and re-evaluating my practice as a sound artist. It was a time well spent slowing down, breathing fresh air, and resting my ears from the cacophony of Manila. The other half of my stay was dedicated to embracing the productive and adrenaline-packed energy of the people around me. This fruitful encounter with the community allowed me to form connections not only with the city's inhabitants but also to have a glimpse of the possibilities for collaborations and shaping creative ideas for my artistic practice. I am super excited to see Elyu again next year! 🌊

📢 Dear everyone! I invite you all to the opening of The Listening Biennial later at @upfineartsgallery . The program starts at 11 AM onwards. 📢 Here, I have produced a work titled p_o_s_i_t_i_o_n_s, a 14-channel sound installation that seeks to uncover the concealed dimensions and possibilities within our sonic environment. This work explores the intricate relationship between sound and space, mediated through human actions. The Listening Biennial (PH) is curated by none other than Doc @nirvanayraola . Shout out as well to @ic.jaucian , Mitch Shivers, @hermitscave , and the whole TLB team for the support! Check the link below for more information about The Listening Biennial: / See you! (1) The Listening Biennial (Ph) official exhibit poster. (2) Visual study for _p_o_s_i_t_i_o_n_s_ (3) A glimpse of the installation work

👋 My dear friends and family! I invite you all to the opening of my first solo exhibit inspired by the Metro's choreography and ecology. ⚠️ — On Animated_Landscape, Ilagan situates his experience of a complex system of chaos in Manila, the city where he lives — cars, combustion, weather, politics and people. By seeing sound as graphical notations, sound became an abstraction, a visual representation of sound. In this transformation of sound to visual, Ilagan created a visual field journal, a rigorous account of what it means to live in a city like Manila. In Ilagan’s means to create this exhibition is a soft proposition — on how we can imagine to compose a better world for us, that we may realize that the ecological notations should be rearranged and performed accordingly in order to survive and live a life that resembles a utopia. -D. Tumala — written and curated by @derektumala photography by @kikonu_ graphic design by @cmyka.type — Artist’s reception is on 🗓️June 7th (Wednesday) ⏰4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m 📍NCCA Gallery, Intramuros 👁️Show runs from June 07 - June 30 #soundart #contemporaryart #artph