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Vagabond Artist Images of Haiti–TapTap Guys

Vagabond Artist Images of Haiti--TapTap Guys

“TapTap Guys” (2013) (Acrylic)–A “taptap” in Haiti is a pickup truck that serves as a taxi or mini-bus. It got its name from the fact that when passengers want to get off, they “tap” the side of the truck twice as a signal to the drive to stop. In this observation, along back roads, some of the passengers were hanging off the side of the truck, dancing in the air, and chatting.