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The Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectible Convention (TOYCON) is Asia’s biggest and longest-running convention for toys and collectibles, cosplay, comics, gaming and digital entertainment Born in Paris, France, in 1990, Philippines based artist Reen Barrera spent his childhood recreating his favorite cartoons with papier-mâché’. As a teenager, he repaired wooden church statues and would keep the excess wood scraps to make toys and figures out of. He naturally circled back into this practice after graduating from art school. With “Ohlala’ being the omphalos to his universe, Barrera presents a colorful commentary based on personal experiences