Mark Alcazar Diaz
Silt
Video, color, stereo
91 minutes
2024
This video documents basketball courts scattered throughout the diverse landscapes of the Philippines. The courts depicted in the documentary serve as more than just playing grounds for the game itself; they are versatile and adaptive spaces for other sports activities and communal gatherings. The video also bears witness to the ravages of time and natural disasters. While some courts gleam with fresh paint, others bear the scars of years of use and the battering of nature's fury.
Mark Alcazar Diaz works across different media to explore the connections between the visible and invisible, precision and vagueness, the familiar and the unfamiliar, and the contrasts between developing and developed. Through his art practice, he meditates on the inevitability of persistent memories and a constant nostalgia for location, examining the challenges and gestures involved in reorienting oneself in a jetsam of colonial memories. For more information and work, please visit markalcazardiaz.com. Also recommended: Seam.
This work is shared by Roman Susan as a part of Evergreen at 4750 N Sheridan Road, Chicago IL.