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How Gianne Encarnacion traces the worlds within

In the past year, the artist and illustrator’s works have come to life…

The Visceral Mindscapes of Tarzeer Pictures’ Hemispheres

"Throughout the show, a range of elements attempt to provide structure and…

Looking back at Angkor Photo Workshops

As deadlines approached for the next Angkor Photo Festival and Workshops, Lk Rigor joins Angkor Photo alumni…

What's in a gesture?

"To gesture, on the one hand, is to signify an artistic mark. But, on the other, it is an intuitive language…

Allan Balisi’s Waiting Games

"[T]here’s a romantic tinge to the practice of waiting, an ache that renders us momentarily porous, submersible."

The tenor of sound practice in Manila

A conversation with Dayang Yraola on the labels, ecologies, and shifts of sound.

Dreaming and Beyond: Jun Impas’ Pangandoy

“From festivals to the stillness of a normal weekday, his paintings orient us to see the peripheries.” 

Tracing the Ant: Curator’s Talk with Mayumi Hirano

In her second Curator's Talk, writer Lk Rigor speaks with Mayumi Hirano about the challenges and charms of…

Upon A Bed of Gravel: A Journey Through Nona Garcia’s Overland

What does it mean to actually “be” in a place—to be present in all its qualities, in what…

Two shows bask in clay’s quiet conundrums

Pablo Capati III, Marco Rosario, and Jezzel Wee’s ‘These common, intimate things’, and Jon…

The Black Dog Rises: Javy Villacin’s Itum na Ido at Qube Gallery

In his ‘Itum na Ido’, Javy Villacin combines past and future to chart the evolution of power.  

First impressions: Inside the OVERINKED Studio

As part of Prints Made in May 2023, Cartellino met with the members of up-and-coming…