30/11/2025
CIIT’S “UNDERCURRENT” CAPSTONE EXHIBITION NAMES FOUR OUTSTANDING PROJECTS, WITH PANGIMATON HA KALANGITAN LEADING THE FIRST TERM 25-26 BATCH
The Multimedia Arts community gathered on November 27 and 28, 2025 for the Capstone 2 Exhibition and Presentation, transforming the Interweave Building into a quiet, reflective space where student works revealed the stories that shaped them long before they reached the gallery walls. Titled Undercurrent, the event asked a simple but piercing question: What stays beneath the work long before anyone sees it?
The exhibition answered through projects that carried the emotional and cultural depths students often do not say aloud but always channel in their craft. Pieces emerged from places of grief, heritage, identity, sound, community, and resilience. Each one offered a different way of listening to history, memory, and the subtle forces that guide young artists from the inside out.
From this strong lineup, four capstones rose to the top, with Pangimaton ha Kalangitan securing the highest distinction of the batch.
Pangimaton ha Kalangitan
Ed Lester Ascaño, Ryan Christian De Roxas, Angel Gatmaitan, Nathaniel John Vizconde
A Webtoon on the Ethnoastronomy of the Ayta-Sambal in Botolan, Zambales
Top Score: 95.31
Leading this year’s roster, Pangimaton ha Kalangitan captured the jury with its lyrical storytelling and cultural grounding. The project interprets Ayta-Sambal constellations and celestial beliefs through a webtoon format, bridging indigenous astronomy with contemporary visual narrative. It stood out not only for its craft but for the honesty and respect with which it handled community knowledge.
Agkulol
Desiree Acio, Raven Ang, Jazzelene Vidal
Documenting the Natural Dyeing Tradition of the Itneg-Illaud through an Experiential Website for Filipino Youth
Score: 92.86
Agkulol unfolds as a digital encounter with tradition. Through visuals, interactivity, and archival work, the project introduces Filipino youth to the intricate, land-rooted dyeing practices of the Itneg-Illaud. The exhibit piece highlighted how heritage survives in colors, textures, and the hands that keep them alive.
Kusyapi
Mikhail Solas
An Ethnomusicological Archive and Experimental Cross-Media Art Campaign Documenting Palawan’s Indigenous Sonic Heritage
Score: 92.63
In Kusyapi, sound becomes a vessel for memory. Developed through collaboration with the Palaw'an community, the project builds an experimental installation and archive that preserves indigenous sonic identity. The piece allowed viewers to feel the landscape through resonance, rhythm, and the delicate tone of a tradition at risk of being forgotten.
Pawpaw, ’Wag Ka Munang Pumanaw!
Maia Catarina Baja, Kristia Quismundo, Karla Gonser and Qianna Leigh Therese
A Narrative Film on the Lived Experiences of Bereaved Filipino Pet Owners
Score: 90.25
This narrative film brought a different kind of depth, tracing the quiet grief of pet owners learning to live with loss. The work stood out for its sincerity, its intimate framing of mourning, and its sensitive portrayal of how love continues to echo after death.
The Capstone 2 showcase for Term 1, A.Y. 2025–2026 closed with pride and reflection, honoring a cohort that created from depth rather than spectacle. These four top projects stand as proof that when students follow the pull of their own undercurrents, they produce work that resonates far beyond the exhibit halls.
