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ThisvideoessaycentresaroundtheformationofKolambugan,alumbertownestablishedbyanAmericanbusinessmaninthePhilippines,andthattakesitsnamefromthetreespecieswhichgrowsprominentlyinthesurroundingarea.ShireenSenoincorporatesarchivalphotographsfromtheAmericanColonialEra(1898-1946)toexploretherootsandgrowthofphotographyandcapitalisminthePhilippines.“There’satensiontoimage-makingthatmakesitsointeresting–tokeepmomentsoflifewithyou,butindoingso,perhapsyoualsotakesomethingawayfromthem.Asafriendoncesaidtome,it’skindoflikepickingaflower:it’sbeautifulandyouwanttotakeit,butyou’rekillingitatthesametime.Thecameraenablesustostraddlethatfinelinebetweenlifeanddeath.”(ShireenSeno)
