The exhibition “Biyaheng Langit, Impyerno sa Daan” (Trip to Heaven, Hell on Wheels) highlights 75 years of human rights in the Philippines. Organized and curated by SEA Junction, it employs visual mockery, sarcasm, and humor infused with pop culture sensibilities, aiming to address the 75th milestone year of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (1948-2023) by showcasing key events in the Philippines’ post-war socio-political history.

In a 5-piece mural on canvas, artists Toym de Leon Imao and Kevin Raymundo (aka 'TK' or 'Tarantadong Kalbo') use the iconic vehicle of the Philippines, the jeepney, as the visual vessel to convey the plight and sensibilities of the Philippine masses, as they navigate events, personalities, and leaders that continue to shape their lives. The artists tell the long trip of the country as portrayed by the jeepney riding across revolutions, coups and scandals, dictators and presidents, human rights abuses and political maneuverings, and yet, with the ever-present hope that the Philippine people maintain to keep this “jeepney” running. As expressed also in the title of the exhibition composed of two phrases closely associated to the jeepney, the history of the country has been shaped by politicians’ promises of “heaven” and the contrasting realities of “hell” for citizens through oppression, neglect and abuses.


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