Tap-taps photographed by Christina De Middel
If a car can be a man’s passion, then the Tap-Taps of Haiti and the Jeepneys of the Philippines are folk-art love affairs. Painted with erratic designs and images, these tricked-out taxis and buses aren’t just modes of transport; they are vestigial organs of colonialism, symbols of homegrown ingenuity, and the globalized intersection where seemingly disparate cul-
Tap-Taps photographed by Christina De Middel for www.lademiddel.com. Jeepneys photographed by DonFeria.com.
tures collide. They are fast-driving, smog-barfing art galleries on wheels.
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Jeepneys Photographed by Don Feria
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