Gallery 1 focuses more on the socioeconomic, political and religious aspect of the country.

One big mural hanging along the aisle connecting Galleries 1 and 2 started the collection of Dr. Cuanang. Karnabal is a 12‘x40‘ collective effort of 16 artists. All the individual paintings around the room relate to this massive piece. Mr. Andy Orencio was nice enough to explain to us some of the meanings behind the paintings. He is one of the artists who contributed on the paintings.

There were several issues discussed on the painting. One is religion, tackling hypocrisy of individuals that are only “holy” on Sundays. One painting shows Mary blatantly disregarded by people. On Karnabal, there is a harlequin doing a confession. A mad dog watches the events, a symbol of loyalty that has become confused on which master (moral) is to be followed. As Mr. Andy questions, “Are we only Christians during Sundays?” On another gallery, there is an installation of a church sinking on the ground - pretty much how the moral of the people is.

There’s also the magicians or the magi. As the levitating magi do not follow the laws of physics, so are there individuals who seem to be above the law of the land - even the simplest instruction of crossing through the pedestrian lane seem too mundane for them so they do it some other way. Then the justice system works, a blindfolded man playing a roulette to determine the penalty.

So many things to ponder on just one painting alone.

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