Photograph of Roberto Chabet's Pier and Ocean from 'Regarding Place, No Place,' an exhibition curated by Chabet and also featuring Danilo Dalena, Fernando Modesto, and Antonio Austria, at The Art Center, SM Megamall from 12 - 25 May 1996. 

This photograph taken by Chabet shows Fernando Modesto (looking under the plywood panels), Danny Dalena (with a hat), Sari Dalena, daughter of Danny Dalena (second from the left), and two unidentified persons (left side of Sari Dalena and behind Danny Dalena), during the opening of the exhibition.

The exhibition features Chabet's two-part installation consisting of Pier and Ocean (shown in this photo) and Boat, which are installed on opposite walls directly facing one another. The title, Pier and Ocean, refers to one of Piet Mondrian's 'plus/minus' compositions. In the other work, a wooden boat rests on plywood panels and is accompanied by framed drawings of the Philippines made by children who were not given a map to copy from, but instead were asked to draw from memory.

In his notes to the exhibition, Chabet wrote, 'Art implies place. It depicts space, exists in space, and is perceived in space. Placement, location is central in art. The artist stakes out territories, establishes boundaries, or represents a sense of place. This sense of place is the artist's sense of self.'

On his work, he wrote, 'My sense of place is literal - the exhibition space and the virtual spaces generated by my installation. Though seemingly non-referential, the work alludes to geography - or geographies.'