I have this idea of putting up a site named www.futurepinoy.com, compiling visions of the the future pinoy -- images, stories, sketches, anecdotes, etc. I think it will take some time before I have enough material (and skill) for that, so I'll just make use of existing resources for now (like this site :).
I'd like to feature the vision of one of my favorite local comic book artists,
Arnold Arre. In
Trip to Tagaytay, a short story comic book he wrote in 2000, Mr. Arre shows what Manila could look like in the year...hmm I'm not sure what year it is, but the Eraserheads are having their reunion tour, and Aga Muhlach is President of the country.
His image of Manila is like Manila as it is now, multiplied 10 times over. People crowd it like ants. Every corner is commercialized. The progress of technology is everywhere, yet so is poverty and decay. Buildings and structures loom large over the people. It's entirely imaginable, if not feasible. The following images are are all taken from the book (and I really hope he doesn't mind me using it here, because I haven't asked permission). The best thing is for you to go out and buy the book, which I hope is still available at Comic Quest outlets.
Just a note: do you think that his vision of vertical roads seem familiar? It's similar to what appeared in Minority Report. But his book came before the movie :) For more information on Arnold Arre, you can go to
his site.
So what has this got to do with us arkiboks? I suppose it should inspire you to draw up your own versions of our future landscape...
