How these abandoned WW II Jeeps in Manila transformed into dazzling public transportation art
CBC Arts | Posted: January 27, 2017 7:30 PM | Last Updated: January 27, 2017
'We just like to make things pretty'
When the U.S. army left the Philippines after the end of World War II, the Jeeps they had used to get around were left behind — so Filipinos expanded and converted these Jeeps into a system of public transportation that also became massive roaming gallery of public art.
Watch the video above where Canadian-Filipino artist Patrick Cruz takes the Interrupt This Program team on a Jeepney ride through the streets of Manila.
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Video edited by Geoff Klein.