Look Out For This “10 Days Of Art” Pieces Around Makati

A tour for the curious art wanderer—six public installations to explore in Makati during Art Fair Philippines’ 10 Days of Art

Words & Photos courtesy of Randolf Maala-Resueño
February 02, 2026

As the Makati skyline hums with the everyday rhythm of traffic, office life, and errands, there’s an artful quiet unfolding across parks, galleries, malls, and an underpass. 

For ten days each year, public spaces become stages for contemporary voices and creative provocations. This is the 10 Days of Art, a citywide festival woven through the lead-up to Art Fair Philippines, turning our streets into galleries and our commutes into artful discovery. 

Here is a curated guide to six installations worth tracking down—with a sense of space, presence, and the artists’ thinking behind each work.

“Between Thoughts” by Isaiah Cacnio

Where you’ll see it: One Ayala Mall Terminal, Glorietta 4 Cinema, Glorietta Activity Center, Greenbelt 4, & Circuit Mall Makati

Visual art that pulses across large LED billboards, ‘Between Thoughts’ is everywhere you walk in and around Makati’s busiest hubs. 

Cacnio invites us to catch flickers of introspection amid our routines: waiting, walking, scrolling, living. These slow, gently shifting sequences don’t shout. They drift like those half-remembered reveries that flicker into awareness between texts and steps.

Amid the city’s bright signs and bustle, these luminous visuals are a rare moment to simply be present, even for a breath. 

“Art 2 Wear” by Joel Wijangco

Located at: Greenbelt 5 Gallery

Joel Wijangco transforms shoes into surreal storytellers. 

Stripped from their everyday use, his sculptural footwear becomes both an archive and narrative device. 

Each piece gestures to what footwears carry: memories of travel, the imprint of journeys, the intimate rhythms of personal and collective histories. Here, comfort meets the uncanny—playful forms with uncanny poise. 

Viewers find themselves reading the surface, textures, and contours, deciphering what was walked, what was imagined, and what remains to be worn. 

“Nagsasalitang Ulo” by Mich Dulce

Also at: Greenbelt 5 Gallery

Just steps away from Wijangco’s otherworldly shoes lies a sculptural chorus of hats.

In ‘Nagsasalitang Ulo,’ Dulce expands millinery into the terrain of cultural memory and identity. Her crafted forms juxtapose Filipino traditions with global fashion languages.

Familiar shapes—the salakot, rice terrace motifs, kubo silhouettes—unfold into forms that radiate homage, questioning, and poetic reinvention. Each hat feels like a whisper of history animated by the urgent joy of reclamation. 

“UNDERGROUND” by Fotomoto PH

Where to see it: Paseo Underpass

Step beneath the pavement and into a gallery of faces, places, and imagined routes. 

Fotomoto PH’s ‘UNDERGROUND’ invites a pause in transition. Photography here becomes a bridge between inner world and communal imprint—portraits that feel lived in, landscapes that feel like memories felt rather than seen, spaces that carry stories of home. 

In the cool, echoing underpass, viewers become pilgrims of curiosity, moving from frame to frame with recognition or wonder. 

“Signs and Intimations” by Alfredo and Isabel Aquilizan + The Fruitjuice Factori Studio

Found at: Ayala Tower One’s Fountain Area

What would your words look like if they could light up in the square? 

Here, found sign letters and everyday objects are reassembled into a collective lexicon. This interactive installation nudges every passerby to consider the grammar of public space—what we place, what we say, and what we choose to illuminate. 

The Aquilizans craft a field of possibility where letters aren’t static; they are tools for expression, pause, and reflection. It’s a playground of thought and language right by the fountain’s steady flow. 

“Carousel” by Ronald Ventura

Spin by: Ayala Malls Circuit

Part playground, part philosophical construct, ‘Carousel’ brings movement to thought.

At the base, a parade of creatures—an angel, animal-humanoids, and a vampiric cartoon—circle in continuous motion. 

Above them, figures from mythic registers hover like a dream twice dreamt. Ventura’s carousel feels alive with narrative tension—humor, whimsy, and a subtle meditation on survival and society’s cycles. 

The lighting, sound, and rotating motion make this an installation that you don’t just see, you experience. 

How to make the most of your tour

Here’s a small tip from Art+, begin at One Ayala or Glorietta to catch ‘Between Thoughts,’ then make your way to Greenbelt 5 for ‘Art 2 Wear’ and ‘Nagsasalitang Ulo.’ 

Wander toward the Paseo Underpass for ‘UNDERGROUND,’ then cross over to Ayala Tower One’s fountain for a moment of wordplay with ‘Signs and Intimations.’

Cap your walk with the kinetic rhythms of ‘Carousel’ at Ayala Malls Circuit. Each stop reveals a different artistic voice, and together they form a mosaic of contemporary Filipino art in the public sphere. 

Whether you’re a seasoned art lover or stepping into the world of contemporary art for the first time, these public works are invitations to look, listen, walk, and reflect—all across the city’s vibrant canvas. 

For full schedules, maps of installations, gallery events, and more, head to https://www.10daysofart.com.