Bakwit is a term used by Filipinos describing civilians in evacuation centers. I painted this during hurricane season in the Philippines while I was safely sheltered here in the US. Sadly, this scenario is pretty common, bodies upon bodies, multiple families melding together forming one community in a tight makeshift space. The bright colors contrasting the grim situation represent the Filipinos' never ending supply of optimism amidst calamities such as hurricanes.