Exhibitions

Marge Organo’s A Look into the Prism marks a decisive moment in the artist’s ongoing exploration of glass as a vessel of clarity, memory, and presence. Presented in tandem with the launch of her comprehensive book—an anthology that gathers her earliest experiments to her most recent achievements—the exhibition becomes both a survey and a summation of a life devoted to mastering one of the most demanding materials in contemporary art. Inspired by the publication and conceived as its living counterpart, the exhibition offers visitors an intimate encounter with the evolution of her visual language, tracing how each series opened new pathways for light, emotion, and form.

Organo’s glass works have long been distinguished by their ability to occupy the liminal space between fragility and permanence. In this exhibition, these qualities manifest through glass sculptures that reveal how the artist negotiates weight and air, translucency and solidity. Across the varied series represented, one perceives her persistent interest in how illumination can shift meaning—a single refraction creating a new way of seeing.

This moment in her career is marked by the introduction of bold, unexpected directions. A key highlight is her new series of “Balloon Dog sculptures” inspired by the iconic works of Jeff Koons. Translating these playful, pop-inflected figures into glass is a daring undertaking—one that signals Organo’s willingness to venture into the sphere of contemporary art after years of being celebrated for her classical and figurative approach. These works carry a sense of risk and reinvention, displaying not only technical rigor but also a newfound openness to experimentation, cultural commentary, and visual humor.

Complementing this departure is another significant addition to the exhibition: a series inspired by Marian imagery. Rather than replicating devotional iconography, Organo distills its essence into sculptural meditations on serenity, compassion, and spiritual luminosity. Through her singular use of glass, the sacred is reframed as something quietly radiant, allowing familiar symbols to take on new emotional and contemplative dimensions. Together, these two new bodies of work mark a crucial expansion of her practice, demonstrating both continuity and transformation.

The accompanying book deepens this understanding. By assembling the arc of Organo’s practice, it underscores how each phase of her career contributes to a larger inquiry into inner life. The early series demonstrate her search for equilibrium in form, while the more recent works expand toward sculptural boldness, showing a maturity grounded in technical confidence. The inclusion of her latest Balloon Dogs and Marian-inspired works situates these new explorations within the larger sweep of her artistic journey. Together, the exhibition and the publication illuminate her commitment to refining the language of glass, treating it as both medium and metaphor.

A Look into the Prism therefore functions as more than a retrospective gesture. It is an invitation to consider the multiplicity of perspectives that glass allows—how light bends and reconstructs, how transparency can reveal or protect, how color can shift in the smallest change of the viewer’s position. These qualities converge into works that resonate not merely as objects, but as reflections of the emotional landscapes they attempt to articulate. Celebrating both her artistic trajectory and the scholarship that anchors her newly launched book, this exhibition affirms Marge Organo’s place as one of the most significant voices in Philippine art today. Through clarity, refraction, risk-taking, and remarkable craftsmanship, A Look into the Prism extends a renewed appreciation for seeing: slowly, closely, and with attention to the luminous worlds that lie within.

“A Look into the Prism” will be on view from November 23 to December 5, 2025, at Galerie Joaquin Rockwell, with an Artist Reception on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 5 pm. Galerie Joaquin Rockwell is located at the R3 Level of Power Plant Mall, Rockwell Center, Makati. For inquiries, contact +63 915 4145502 or email galeriejoaquin@gmail.com.