Space Encounters Gallery XL

Space Encounters Gallery XL The new Space Encounters Gallery page featuring SpaceXL art gallery and Art Arcade.

Three exhibitions opening tomorrow, June 13. See you 4pm onwards. Happy Independence Day, Pilipinas!
12/06/2026

Three exhibitions opening tomorrow, June 13. See you 4pm onwards.

Happy Independence Day, Pilipinas!

All the Raindrops in the World currently on view. All the Raindrops in the World slowly unfolds like a dream remembered ...
25/05/2026

All the Raindrops in the World currently on view.

All the Raindrops in the World slowly unfolds like a dream remembered in fragments. Strange creatures emerge from flooded landscapes, towering forms drift through fields of impossible color, and every small figure feels like it carries its own mythology. Mac Eparwa builds a world that feels playful at first glance, but beneath it is a quiet sense of evolution, survival, and transformation.

The exhibition moves between wonder and unease, between innocence and mutation. Plants stretch into unfamiliar shapes, bodies blur into landscape, and tiny beings wander through environments that feel ancient and newly formed at the same time. Even the smallest sculptures seem like survivors from another era, carrying stories from a world where water has long overtaken land.

There’s something tender about the way Eparwa imagines this future. Despite the strangeness, the works never lose their warmth. The world may have changed completely, but curiosity, companionship, and play still remain.

Thank you all for showing up for Mac! Thank you collectors and friends, artists and family.This exhibition carried a lot...
10/05/2026

Thank you all for showing up for Mac! Thank you collectors and friends, artists and family.

This exhibition carried a lot of care from everyone behind the scenes as well. The entire gallery team poured so much work into bringing All the Raindrops in the World to life in a way that gives justice to Mac’s artistry and the world he created. We deeply appreciate all the kind words, support, and generous praise for the show.

Mac EparwaSolo Exhibition Opens tomorrow, May 9, 4 pm onwards. SLOW Matcha + Design is open tomorrow 3 pm onwards. All t...
08/05/2026

Mac Eparwa
Solo Exhibition
Opens tomorrow, May 9, 4 pm onwards.
SLOW Matcha + Design is open tomorrow 3 pm onwards.

All the Raindrops in the World unfolds as a fully imagined ecology. Mac Eparwa builds a world where water has long overtaken land, where memory is carried not through monuments but through currents, creatures, and quiet rituals.

The logic here moves like weather. Forms mutate, species hybridize, and scale constantly shifts. What appears playful at first reveals its own internal order, a system of belief where every figure, plant, and object feels part of a larger, unknowable cycle.

Across the works, this world deepens. Flooded plains become habitats, not ruins. Creatures walk, float, and adapt with ease, as if evolution here favors curiosity over survival alone. There are guides, gatherers, and watchers. Small figures traverse vast, submerged terrains, suggesting both exploration and humility within this environment. Even the most whimsical forms carry a sense of function, as if each has a role in sustaining this delicate, waterbound existence. The paintings read like fragments of a living atlas, each one expanding the rules of this universe while resisting total explanation.

At the same time, this exhibition marks a shift in Eparwa’s own practice. The worlds are more expansive, the compositions more assured, the ecosystems more densely interwoven. Where earlier works hinted at contained scenes, these paintings open outward, allowing space, atmosphere, and narrative to stretch. There is a growing confidence in letting the viewer wander, to piece together meaning through accumulation rather than direction. In this sense, All the Raindrops in the World is not just a constructed mythology, but an evolving one. It mirrors the artist’s own trajectory, moving toward greater complexity while remaining rooted in a distinct, deeply personal language.

Within the vast expanse of the Bitto universe, every character carries a story waiting to be told. Some of these stories...
18/03/2026

Within the vast expanse of the Bitto universe, every character carries a story waiting to be told. Some of these stories unfold quietly, away from the main path. They emerge through what the artist calls “side quests,” small and experimental detours that open space for curiosity, play, and reflection. These moments allow us to step into the more intimate corners of Bitto’s imagination.

SUN RISING is one such detour.

Centered on Sun, a recurring character in Bitto’s work, this exhibition follows a simple but persistent idea: the dream of flight. Throughout the series, Sun appears among paper planes and sky-bound gestures, suspended in a moment of possibility. The works carry a sense of movement and lift, as if each small action could lead somewhere unexpected.

For the artist, flying has long existed as a personal dream that felt just beyond reach. It becomes a metaphor for the aspirations we quietly carry, the ones that seem too distant or improbable to pursue. Through Sun, Bitto gives form to this feeling. The character becomes both a stand-in for the artist and a companion for the viewer, someone who continues to look upward despite uncertainty.

The title SUN RISING hints at both motion and renewal. It suggests the moment when something begins to lift, the quiet instant before flight. At the same time, it echoes the language of astrology, where the rising sign marks the point of emergence, the way one meets the world. In this sense, Sun is not only dreaming of flight but also stepping into view, beginning a new chapter.

Taken together, the works unfold as a focused visual chapter within the wider Bitto universe. A small orbit within a larger constellation. A spin-off dedicated to the dreamer in all of us, and to the quiet courage it takes to believe that even the most impossible dreams might one day take flight.

ABOUT INFERNO I’ve always loved the book Inferno, by Dante Alighieri. I loved the depictions of Hell and the visual repr...
18/03/2026

ABOUT INFERNO

I’ve always loved the book Inferno, by Dante Alighieri. I loved the depictions of Hell and the visual representation of Sin, it felt metal as hell to read, much more imagine by a skaterat high schooler with no internet access. More than that, it showed hell as both a consequence and a choice, revealing that while some inhabitants wallow in their suffering, some have resigned to accepting their fates - warning Dante to choose a better path.

INFERNO is a show deeply personal to me, as it not only is my 4th solo exhibit but also one that marks my 10 years in the creative industry. The show follows two protagonists, my original characters, Dante and Juan, as they traverse hell.

Debuting an entirely new body of work informed by a decade’s worth of experience, the pieces in the show tackle themes of struggle, identity, ego, and the absurdity of following your dreams - and is perhaps an introspective reflection of maybe the journey will far outweigh the destination, if I ever get there. The show aims to invite audiences into the mind of a man who has chosen his hell, made peace with its demons, and is determined to see it through.

- JAPPY AGONCILLO

See you on Sunday art friends and fam!
14/03/2026

See you on Sunday art friends and fam!

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Ortigas Center
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Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
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