Eskinita Art Farm features a third solo exhibit by Cedrick Dela Paz which continues the artist’s narrative on the journey common people take on and the misfortune people have befallen into under the pandemic and its unmerited distress. His current show entitled Rat Race provides a similar theme as a social commentary. The title ruminates over a double entendre. One meaning is devised to portray the Rat Race itself or its kind juxtaposed with the lives of Filipinos, and perhaps exploring further the folklore saying “mas mahirap pa sa daga.” The other is the idiomatic expression of “Rat Race,” which is a way of life in which people are caught up in, to struggle for wealth or power fiercely and competitively.

-Karen Tesalona