Roberto Chabet's Boat in 'Regarding Place, No Place', an exhibition by Roberto Chabet, Danilo Dalena, Fernando Modesto, and Antonio Austria, in The Art Center, SM Megamall, 12 - 25 May 1996. On the left are paintings by Fernando Modesto.

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.

Modesto's sense of place is that of an expat in Indonesia, an exotic surrounding, almost paradisiacal, but exilic, and infected with melancholy and homesickness.

(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.' (Excerpt from the exhibition notes)