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BY MAE SINGUAY
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BACOLOD City – An art piece called the “Boats of Dreams” was unveiled at the New Government Center on Wednesday.
The replicas of paper boats will be the centerpiece among other art figures to be put up at the city hall fountain area on Friday as part of the installation “Charlie Co’s A Golden Age of Change.”
To be opened around 6 p.m. on Saturday, the art installation is one of the features of the 37th MassKara Festival celebration.
According to the eponymous artist behind the installation, the paper boats represent “our hopes and dreams as a people.”
Other artworks will include a galloping horse carrying a flag, representing positivity and love of country, and several clocks, representing the golden time now, Co said.
“A Golden of Change” is his collaboration with fellow artist Neil Buenavente.
“I call this public art. My joy is to see our people, especially the young, smile when they see these artworks,” said Co. “There’s collaboration. The people write on the boats, and these become our dreams.”
Mayor Evelio Leonardia and festival director Eli Tajanlangit led the writing of dreams on the paper boats on Wednesday.
“On these boats will sail the dreams of our people,” said Leonardia. “Let us write our dreams on these boats and together, let us see them come true.”
He wrote that his dream is for Bacolod to become a “most competitive and livable city that will serve as leader and model for the rest of the country in our collective march to peace, progress and prosperity.”
After writing the dreams, Tajanlangit said, “we will let them sail in the fountain area, and let us watch them come true.”
“Anybody can come, any [Bacolodnon] can come and just try,” he added. “We have six boats, so they can choose any boat.”
Tajanlangit wrote that he wanted to see Bacolod “become a major Asian City.” (With Bacolod City PIO/PN)
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