{"id":202,"date":"2026-03-24T16:12:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samutsari.org\/?page_id=202"},"modified":"2026-04-01T13:15:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:15:33","slug":"article-the-wonder-of-anik-aniks-and-comfort-in-collections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/samutsari.org\/iteration1\/article-the-wonder-of-anik-aniks-and-comfort-in-collections\/","title":{"rendered":"Article – The Wonder of Anik-aniks and Comfort in Collections"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\u201cAnik-anik\u201d and \u201cabubot\u201d have become trending terms in the mainstream, brought by the rise in collecting trinkets, notably Sonny Angels, Smiskis, POP MART IP\u2019s, along other figurines and keychains. But if you ask any Filipino, it is likely that they have grown up surrounded by similar items of novelty in the form of walls filled with family portraits, shelves cluttered with various miscellaneous decorations, or even a drawer filled with tickets, receipts, and souvenirs dating back to years ago. Looking through these keepsakes is akin to browsing somebody\u2019s personal art exhibit, they awaken a strong sense of sentimentality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Objectively, the scattered and crowded assortment of these items would be visually unappealing and impractical, however, these <\/span>anik-aniks<\/span><\/i> are not considered mere \u201cclutter\u201d. The impulse to fill any empty space with various knick-knacks and ornaments is the heart and soul of maximalism. These things not only invoke sentimentality, but a sense of identity and security that quells any intention of disposing them. In this spirit, it is not the act of collecting that defines Filipinos, but the practice of keeping joy and preserving sentiments, something that goes beyond perceived aesthetic or function.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Maximalism is commonly understood as the \u201copposite of minimalism\u201d, but Department of Literature Professional Lecturer Germilina Santos of De La Salle University expounds the definition: \u201cIt\u2019s about layering\u2014patterns, shapes, colors, design, and other highly intensified matter [in art].\u201d This makes sense when you take Western influence, specifically Spanish colonialism, in account of the origins of maximalism in the Philippines. The concept of spaces meant to foster closeness, signalling wealth and extravagance, and elements of forms and color all contributed to the common \u201cfear of empty spaces\u201d, which continues to prompt Filipinos to convert their spaces into personal art galleries of sentimentality, social status, and self-expression.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Original article can be found at: https:\/\/thelasallian.com\/2024\/03\/26\/aniks-aniks-abubots-and-the-joy-of-collecting\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Wonder of Anik-aniks and Comfort in Collections MORE LIKE THIS To Have and To Hoard Philippine Heritage Churches and Their Aesthetic Influences The Role of Jeepneys in Philippine Cultural Identity \u201cAnik-anik\u201d and \u201cabubot\u201d have become trending terms in the mainstream, brought by the rise in collecting trinkets, notably Sonny Angels, Smiskis, POP MART IP\u2019s, along other figurines and keychains. But if you ask any Filipino, it is likely that they have grown up surrounded by similar items of novelty in the form of walls filled with family portraits, shelves cluttered with various miscellaneous decorations, or even a drawer filled with tickets, receipts, and souvenirs dating back to years ago. Looking through these keepsakes is akin to browsing somebody\u2019s personal art exhibit, they awaken a strong sense of sentimentality.\u00a0 \u00a0 Objectively, the scattered and crowded assortment of these items would be visually unappealing and impractical, however, these anik-aniks are not considered mere \u201cclutter\u201d. The impulse to fill any empty space with various knick-knacks and ornaments is the heart and soul of maximalism. These things not only invoke sentimentality, but a sense of identity and security that quells any intention of disposing them. In this spirit, it is not the act of collecting that defines Filipinos, but the practice of keeping joy and preserving sentiments, something that goes beyond perceived aesthetic or function.\u00a0 \u00a0 Maximalism is commonly understood as the \u201copposite of minimalism\u201d, but Department of Literature Professional Lecturer Germilina Santos of De La Salle University expounds the definition: \u201cIt\u2019s about layering\u2014patterns, shapes, colors, design, and other highly intensified matter [in art].\u201d This makes sense when you take Western influence, specifically Spanish colonialism, in account of the origins of maximalism in the Philippines. The concept of spaces meant to foster closeness, signalling wealth and extravagance, and elements of forms and color all contributed to the common \u201cfear of empty spaces\u201d, which continues to prompt Filipinos to convert their spaces into personal art galleries of sentimentality, social status, and self-expression.\u00a0 Original article can be found at: https:\/\/thelasallian.com\/2024\/03\/26\/aniks-aniks-abubots-and-the-joy-of-collecting\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-202","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_hostinger_reach_plugin_has_subscription_block":false,"_hostinger_reach_plugin_is_elementor":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samutsari.org\/iteration1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samutsari.org\/iteration1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samutsari.org\/iteration1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samutsari.org\/iteration1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samutsari.org\/iteration1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/samutsari.org\/iteration1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":341,"href":"https:\/\/samutsari.org\/iteration1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/202\/revisions\/341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samutsari.org\/iteration1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}