(SPOT.ph) Just how powerful can an illustration be? A recent illustration by Tarantadong Kalbo that has ended up becoming an unintended, impromptu collaboration with Filipino artists is sending gooesbumps across the Internet. Kevin Eric Raymundo on Saturday, July 17, posted an image with the title Tumindig online. It shows rows and rows of anthropomorphic fists that are bowing down in obedience—except for one, who is standing its ground (a.k.a. tumitindig). In the last few days, local artists, writers, and other activists have been adding their own fist-shaped avatar in solidarity.
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Tumindig references the administration's signature gesture of a fist bump, which President Rodrigo Duterte would often do in photos along with his supporters. In the past, people have used it as an indicator of someone's alliance. Philippine Army Colonel Mike Logico, a critic of the president's neutral policy in the West Philippine Sea, didn't pose with a fist bump in a photo with fellow uniformed men in 2017. In a 2019 photo, Senators Grace Poe and Nancy Binay did not follow suit with their fellow senate race winners who posed for a photo with the signature fist bump.
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Initiators of Banlaw Spaces also contributed their own fist people, including @lilyoftheveil17, @nawawalost, @ricci_richy, and @kolsenertito. Banlaw Spaces is a nightly conversation about national issues through Twitter's audio-only feature called Spaces.
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According to Raymundo, he didn't expect the evolution of his Tumindig piece. "Nangyari na lang siya biglaan. 'Yon kasing artwork is a finished piece in itself. Nagkusa lang talaga silang lahat," the illustrator told SPOT.ph. Everything just happened organically, he shares.
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"Nakakaiyak. E kasi diba ang bigat ng mga nangyayari recently, ang bleak ng outlook ng mga tao. It’s like everyone is holding their breath sa kung ano 'yong susunod na 'bad news' or headline. Nakaka-suffocate na. Kumbaga 'yong artwork is like a shout sa void. Kahit ako lang mag-isa, basta lalaban ako. So nung madaming sumali, ayun na. It’s overwhelming. Literal na tumindig balahibo ko," Raymundo added.
Some people are also comparing the solidarity to that epic battle scene in Avengers: Endgame with Thanos and hils alien armies on one side and the Avengers on the other.
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Raymundo is known for making commentaries through art. His most recent pieces include a satirical panel on Sara Duterte not wearing a facemask while wearing a shirt that reminds everyone of health protocols, the Department of Trade and Industry's move to "standardize" local cuisines, and Education Secretary Leonor Briones' demand for the World Bank to apologize over the release of a report on the state of education in the Philippines.
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These illustrations, obviously, drew the ire of many government supporters. In another panel, Raymundo illustrated how one shouldn't be afraid of trolls when making light of the truth: "Yan talaga ang pinakaayaw ko sa lahat. Ang mabuhay sa takot."
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