Visual & Material Trends in Philippine Vernacular Culture

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As our tropical and postcolonial condition has expanded to include the grim realities of a pandemic, an effort to document the same visual trends and their evolution in the context of crisis response is underway.


︎ Ermita, Manila / ︎ Isa Avendaño-Umali via GMA News / ︎ 2020

To ensure social distancing aboard public transport, some jeepney drivers have taken the initiative to put physical barriers in place. For many reasons, among them the economic impact of the pandemic, these barriers are constructed using recycled materials like empty food and drink boxes. 

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