Panimulá
《Introduction》
Tropikalye is an artist-initiated mutual co-learning resource on contemporary Philippine aesthetics. Like today, content is and will be collected on a voluntary submission basis from the people who use it, and editable whenever necessary. The community index has been online︎︎︎ since 2018.
Relevant content is defined as images or texts that describe objects or phenomena with aesthetic value found in the day-to-day, preferably on the street. “Street” (or kalye, from the Spanish calle) is used to distinguish from things that belong in indigenous territories and spaces that are maintained by institutions and individuals of a certain stature — these things are already taken care of. Tk’s focus lies in curiosities not necessarily found outdoors but within the context of the vernacular.
Relevant content is defined as images or texts that describe objects or phenomena with aesthetic value found in the day-to-day, preferably on the street. “Street” (or kalye, from the Spanish calle) is used to distinguish from things that belong in indigenous territories and spaces that are maintained by institutions and individuals of a certain stature — these things are already taken care of. Tk’s focus lies in curiosities not necessarily found outdoors but within the context of the vernacular.
The artists and other cultural actors behind Tk do not claim to be authorities on the subject. Instead, they see their roles as note-takers of observations made together with the community.