• Issue
  • Jul 03, 2023

Holy Motors: Getting Around in Manila

The artistry and iconography of Manila’s public transport is in jeopardy.

Installation view of RENZ BALUYOT’s God Bless Our Trip IV, 2023, folding bed, fiberglass mannequin, fabric, stainless steel rods, silkscreen on rust dye, and fresh sampaguita, dimensions variable, at "God Bless our Trip," Mono8 Gallery, San Juan, 2023. Photo by Rog Castillo II. Courtesy the artist and Mono8.