The “Santo Ninyo Dream,” for instance, unveils
a story shared by many young lives losing
their future day by day in one of the most
drug-infested, low economic places in his
province. A significant symbol shown in this
piece is a drug paraphernalia called “tubo”
or “tooter.” A tooter is Negro’s version of
a crack pipe. This is originally created in
Negros Occidental during the early 1980’s
and has been used consistently since then.
Using minute items such as the tooter, the
artist is able to give his intimate local
take on a huge global problem. In attempting
to do so, he provides a clear, distinct view
of how so many places are drowning in broken
dreams and delusions.
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