The theme of the exhibition "From Manila to Dhaka: Unity in Diversity" programmatically stands for the sphere of life that permeates all societies, yet remains, in a sense, hidden from public awareness: The cross-cultural communication of artists.

They engage across boundaries of the ever expanding global societies to tap into newly emerging peripheries. Tres Roman has curated an exhibition in Manila that establishes a new cohesion far from the logic of political or administrative systems.