By Redjie Melvic Cawis
LA
TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Houses on the mountainous slope along the Balili River in
this capital town will soon be transformed into a giant art piece.
DOT regional director
Venus Tan said painting of at least 200 houses into a single mural similar to
the Favela art of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is part of the tourism
transformation plans of DOT-CAR.
The Favela art earned
popularity in Brazil after heavily populated urban informal settlements
characterized by substandard housing and squalor were turned into tourism
attraction by painting houses in a rainbow of bright colors.
Tan said the
beautification plan is in consonance with the Baguio-Boracay Redevelopment Task
Force created in 2013 by President Benigno Aquino III under Memorandum Circular
47.
La Trinidad Mayor Edna
Tabanda said Stone Hill residents were consulted and have given their consent
for the project before the MOA was signed.
Tabanda said
transformation of Stone Hill will be a community effort. Residents of La
Trinidad as well as government employees, police force and other volunteers
would be working together in creating the giant canvass.
They will be trained
by Davies Paints personnel and be supervised by the artists during the painting
process.
Chanum Foundation
President Jordan Mang-osan said the mural will feature a connective landscape
of sunflowers, strawberries and rainbows as conceptualized by the Tam-awan
artists who were commissioned by the DOT.
He said that the
design depicts the view of the area before houses were built. It will also
highlight the One Town One Product of the municipality which is the strawberry.
Davies Paint shall
provide for the paint materials for the houses .The painting is expected to
commence after the training of residents and finalization of the design. It is
expected to be finished in time for the summer season.
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