U R, I M

a solo exhibit by AR Manalo for Manilart2022

In other people’s thoughts, YOU ARE tired, weary and drained making a living. But as truth resonates in their whispers, you chose to hear your own voice saying, “I AM alive, fighting and winning.”

This is for the daily man who struggles in his commute to work and the daily woman who hustles to provide food on the table. This is for the everyday person that gave their blood, sweat and tears to reach that success they are breathing right now. This is for you whose attitude to life is synonymous to a lifeless, restless robot - the kind often branded as bulletproof, determined and unceasing. Yet right down to their very core are batteries, charged with the image of their loved ones - a scent of success and a taste of dreams, our daily power up, on fast charge!

“Not just yet!”, you say, as you go, “meep mop meep mop!” towards achieving that dream.