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Igan D'Bayan

(He/Him)
Manila
As seen in: MSN Philippines, Banat News, The Philippine STAR
Covers:  Visual Arts, Music, Travel, Literature, Cinema
Doesn't Cover: Fashion

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Igan D'Bayan’s Biography

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These days, Igan D'Bayan focuses on the horrors of the digital age, where online platforms and social media influencers emerge as modern-day sirens and harpies, both alluring and ominous. Abandon ye all nopes! Poison in tutti-frutti flavors. He masks the free-flowing dread with lifestyle features and darkly humorous reviews, ever plodding along probably because English is his second language and has a tendency to change his mind and not suffer fools gladly. He will tell you how he soldiers on, …

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Ronald Ventura mounts Collateral Show at 61st Venice Art Biennale

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By Igan D'Bayan
| The Philippine STAR Verified
During the opening reception of "Ronald Ventura: LUNA," the artist's father, Ruben, stood before a series of postcard-like artworks, pointing at the image of a schoolboy carrying his younger brother across the flooded streets of Malabon. "Ganyan si Ronald dati, karga-karga kapatid niya pag baha noon sa Tonsuya (That was Ronald before, carrying his brother on his back during floods in Tonsuya)," he said.
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Stockholm sweet home: Ikea finds poetry in everyday design

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By Igan D'Bayan
| The Philippine STAR Verified
Consider this collection a love letter to the everyday: 7 a.m. coffee, dinner with friends, finally sorting your shelves (for records, books or — for funkier homes — graphic novels with Alex Ross or Lee Bermejo covers). It celebrates the sweet, lived-in chaos and comfort of real homes. Now imagine these dream-home components, flat-packed and flown or shipped halfway across the world, landing in Manila as a glowing temple to Swedish logic and democratic design.
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‘The Imagination peoples the air’:  PHL prepares for literary spotlight at Frankfurt Book Fair

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By Igan D'Bayan
| The Philippine STAR Verified
As the Philippine literary contingent returns to Germany — a country deeply intertwined with our country’s own literary history — the nation is poised for a landmark year as we take center stage as Guest of Honour at the 2025 Frankfurter Buchmesse (FBM) in October. Kicking off with its inaugural national stand at the Leipziger Buchmesse in March and a dynamic cultural program already in motion, the Philippines is boldly scripting a new chapter for its literature on the global stage.
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