Artist: Toym Imao
Title: Debugging
Medium: polymer resin and steel
Dimension: 12 feet x 6 feet x 6 feet

This spiral staircase presents a narrative of six particular epochs after the
Philippine “Independence” represented by larger-than-life human figures
delousing each other’s heads. A metaphor to removal of lies, it responds to the blatant revision of history and false narratives proliferated by
power-driven leaders. In the hopes of reclaiming people’s voices, Imao
located freedom in the preservation of truth.

Exhibited at the Philippine Pavilion at the 15th Gwangju Biennale; on view at the UP Colllege of Fine Arts Parola Gallery from August 18 to September 12, 2025.

*𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘺𝘦𝘳. 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘺𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.