hello my dearest bub,
before we get into the amazing story behind the title, i want to announce something important first:
kevinexhibit.com is open once again for an exhibition running from the 20th of september until 6th of october, so run, don't walk, and check it out now! ʕっ• ᴥ • ʔっ
it's called an artistic ode to kevin's ingenuity, curated by yours truly. we were torn between using ingenuity and creativity but settled on the former to give emphasis on your genius mind and how unique your ideas and creations are when you execute them. it's an exhibition of artistic works honoring your ingenuity + also an exhibition of written letters devoted to you. i wrote the descriptions on the welcome page + on the letters website.
if you would notice, the letters have photos on them. it's actually inspired by your moonscribbles before, the ones where you shared photographs and wrote calligraphy on. vekwi got this in her first look at the exhibit, which made me so happy cus it was exactly what i was aiming for. i was going to include the other text like the border, including the number of that particular letter. however, some letters are really long that i really needed the space so i let go of the border.
and please look closely at the photos! i gathered various things that are kevin-core aka things that you like. there's photos of beyoncé, morty, timmies, whiskey, lots of vancouver photos, northern lights, plants, eggs benedict, harry potter, music production, piano, sax, and more (i think).
then i chose a string quartet of XO, by dolce ensembles. it's actually been saved in my bookmarks for so long as my wedding aisle walk song hahaha but i think it seems appropriate for bgm for the letter gallery. vekwi helped me pick the music as the idea of having no vocals in the music to distract the reader of letters came from her! i love vekwi sm 🥰 she even made sure i eat properly cus i haven't been eating much while working on this exhibit. i'm a bit stubborn cus when i focus on a project, i don't keep track of time and then just surprise myself that the day is already ending and i haven't eaten a crumb yet. i'm trying to be better at eating and sleeping, trust me, but it's not working well! i like being busy!!
anyways...
i received over 80 letters actually but i unfortunately could not include all of them in the exhibit because a) i can't afford to buy the plan that would allow me to curate more than 50 pieces and b) it would take me months to finish designing each letter and organizing them in the virtual gallery because sizing them to match each other is done manually back and forth which is extremely tedious.
however!! i was able to find a way to organize the letters that did not make it to the exhibit into one space that you may access here: more letters
i know it's quite a lot but i do hope you'd have some time to read the letters as all of them were written with nothing but love ʚ(。˃ ᵕ ˂ )ɞ (and maybe lotsa tears too)
this exhibit is in collaboration with the art project led by leaf! they gathered moonlight fan artists and came up with the idea of creating artworks that would interpret or be inspired by your own creations, such as tiktoks, covers, soundcloud tracks, and many more! after collating the artworks, i worked on its curation for the virtual gallery for 3 weeks and since i have a full time i could only work on it during nights so i'm lowkey sleep-deprived (ㅠ‸ㅠ)
and then it was a collective effort in choosing the bgm for the art gallery, which was your mars cover followed by your renaissance medley ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶
everyone's artworks are so heartfelt and beautiful, each had their own style in taking the concept from your own creation and making it theirs. what an honor to work alongside these gifted artists 🥹
my concept was on my own from les mis as it's something you frequently covered and i'm your fellow unapologetic theatre nerd hehe but i totally underestimated it i didnt think it'd be so difficult for me to draw from it (っ- ‸ - ς) i just ended up creating a charcoal portrait of you that resembled eponine last minute (i used woodless charcoal! both soft and hard then a paintbrush to blend the charcoal and used the excess as my medium for the shadows)
and speaking of being an unapologetic theatre nerd! i saw hamilton!! i watched it early during its first week, thanks to lulu (designer of the barongs and a fellow dubby friend)
it was everything i could have imagined and dreamed of, not to mention the alexander hamilton was much better cus he sang better than lin >< and laurens/philip was so .. hot 🫦 not because he's good looking (which he is) but because he had this charm to his performance and his voice is WHOLE like he had the best voice among the cast next to rachelle (queen rachelle ann go as eliza, who was also fantine btw) imo.
and as stated on the title, i met her!! the queen herself. i was walking back to the parking lot where my car was and she was there, standing in the middle of the way to go to the parking lot. i told her she's my favorite fantine and her reaction was so cute she was touched 🥹 sigh it was crazy, she's literally a broadway queen, she's the strongest voice in that 'first burn' performance plus she performed alongside eva noblezada who is another broadway queen that i wish to see live someday.
i watched hamilton with celina too btw!! who is now my work wife hahaha!! as a fellow beyhive moonlight social media gurlie
look at this wall! your favorites are here: chicago, les mis, wicked, etc
oh and while i was taking this pic, aaron burr actor passed by 😭
and then we had dinner after at the famous "baekhyun restaurant" in mnl hahah 🫶🏼
to end this letter, i wanted to show you that you can zoom in the letters just click on the canvas, zoom in using two fingers, and drag around to read using ONE finger only (when dragging to read).
that's all! i have more letters to send you but i'll keep it brief for now, also cus it's nearing 6am im debating if i should nap before leaving for work (10am) or just start getting ready early 😮💨
anyways. i love you so much i hope you like the exhibit!! (live reaction on weverse? 👀)
also. kevin in a musical when? 🌀
(adult kevin, not kid kevin i know u were already in aladdin! hahahah)
stay hydrated, healthy, and safe today! eat lots of good food, have a happy happy day <33
your artsy curator hive,
trish 💌
PS. i've been saying!! please give laufey a listen. you've been expressing how much you love jazz music to us, laufey is a jazz singer and she just made the biggest jazz album debut! i highly highly recommend her 🤍 laufey!!
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