The Circle Game is a series of assemblages that combine photography with the craft of crochet. As with their previous collaborations, Corinne De San Jose and Christina Dy take on their respective processes, initially separate and parallel, but later on responding to and intermingling with each other. The work is an ongoing discussion that contemplates the subject of time, that it is all at once linear, cyclical, and infinite, the laboriousness of waiting, the ugliness and beauty of the business of living and dying.

Corinne de San Jose is a photographer and sound designer based in Manila, Philippines. She started dabbling in photography since she took formal classes in De La Salle University where she was a Communications Arts Major. Although she did not stop taking photographs through the years, De San Jose focused on sound for more than ten years, working as an audio engineer for one of the top audio post prodution houses in the country. As a sound designer, she has worked and earned recognition doing sound design for several acclaimed films, including Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles (2012) and On The Job (2013) by Erik Matti, Norte: The End of History (2013) by Lav Diaz, and La Ultima Pelicula (2013) by Raya Martin. In the last few years she has chosen to concentrate on artistic projects, using both photography and sound, with several solo and group exhibitions at Silverlens Gallery in Manila and Singapore. Her work continues to explore issues of identity, gender, stereotypes, and symbols, almost always centered on a methodical and time consuming process.

An artist that continues to challenge herself, Christina Dy has been creating large-scale charcoal works that push the boundaries of the medium. Dy’s illustrations of sensual subjects such as hair, fabric and water allow viewers to glimpse her inner emotions. Her drawings, although imposing in size, evoke a feeling of intimacy, reminiscent of seeing someone up close for the first time. Her first solo show in Silverlens Gallery, Curtains Matching Carpet, was part of the exclusive shortlist of artists for the 2008 Ateneo Art Awards. In 2009, Dy was named one of the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ 13 Artists Awardees.