Posts tagged Democracy

For the Noble and Ever Loyal City.

For the Noble and Ever Loyal City.

1898 saw the final breath of Imperio Español as it gave up its remaining colonies in Las Antillas Españolas (Latino America) and Indias Orientales Españolas (Oceano Pacifico, inc. Filipinas) to Estados Unidos. Same year, American Imperialism poisoned the Philippines with its two-faced promise of Independence that scarred the newly-born republic. An event that would later lead to the Filipino-American war. Hermanos Filipinos y hermanos hispanos, recordemos siempre. Podemos perdonar pero nunca olvidar. Maligayang araw ng Kasarinlan! :)

1898 saw the final breath of Imperio Español as it gave up its remaining colonies in Las Antillas Españolas (Latino America) and Indias Orientales Españolas (Oceano Pacifico, inc. Filipinas) to Estados Unidos.

Same year, American Imperialism poisoned the Philippines with its two-faced promise of Independence that scarred the newly-born republic. An event that would later lead to the Filipino-American war.

Hermanos Filipinos y hermanos hispanos, recordemos siempre. Podemos perdonar pero nunca olvidar. Maligayang araw ng Kasarinlan! :)

La Libertad Filipinas
Group Exhibit, Screenprint Poster

We’ve been living in a country where we promote and proclaim freedom. But to many, freedom is just an abstract word that most can’t afford. Freedoom. A society constrained by its traditions and social norms, more often than not, dirty politics.

La Libertad Filipinas Shines a spotlight on this so-called “Liberty” by dissecting aspects of it thru the visual medium. Inspired by propaganda posters of the past, the artists involved are tasked to create a physical representation of what freedom is to them.

Just a thought. In the Philippines, Democracy is abused. Rich families gain control of the ‘free country’. Media abuses the so called ‘Freedom of Speech’. And all that. Makes me think, a Communist Republic is not that bad. Two words. Control and Discipline.

Just a thought.

In the Philippines, Democracy is abused. Rich families gain control of the ‘free country’. Media abuses the so called ‘Freedom of Speech’. And all that.

Makes me think, a Communist Republic is not that bad. Two words. Control and Discipline.