Norberto “Peewee” Roldan (NR): Since you were one of the organizers of the Visayas Islands Visual Arts Exhibition and Conference (VIVA ExCon) in Bacolod in 1992, and had interactions with both the participants and the public, what do you think was the impact of the Japanese participation in VIVA ExCon 1992 on the local arts community and the public in general? Nening Villnueva (NV): The participation of the Japanese artists during the 1992 VIVA ExCon in Bacolod was not totally unexpected. I was aware of Peewee’s invitation to some artists through a gallery in Tokyo. [1]  What was more surprising to me was how their works and performances made a positive impact on the public. The installations done by Teresa “Tei” Kobayashi, Tatsuo Inagaki, and Akatsuki Harada were installed at the Bacolod Public Plaza. A traditional Japanese taiko drum performance by performers Rieko Shimbo, Osamu Kitahara, and Hideaki Kaneko toured different schools in the city for a week and days would often end