MANILA, Philippines — Everyone tries to cope from the pandemic differently, but Cebu-based artist Elgeniel "Kniel" Nangit sure is one-of-a-kind. A resident of Mandaue City, one of two areas in the country where an enhanced community quarantine is still under effect (the other being Cebu City), Kniel did not let the horrors of lockdown contain his self-expression through art. He’s been using disposable surgical masks — the universal emblem of the COVID-19 pandemic — as his canvas for each artwork. “Every time I got bored or had nothing to do because of the ECQ, I paint one based on what’s my mood,” he said. Asked which mask is his favorite so far, Kniel bared that each one holds a unique meaning for him.

Source: Philippine Star May 27, 2020 09:11 UTC