It was 3 a.m. on the Dec. 24, hours before Christmas in 2020, when
Ross Capili’s ancestral home in Tondo, Manila was reduced to ashes. Relatives and memories were lost, some were injured, and most were saved, including a 3ft x 3 ft painting made in the ’90s.
Ross Capili
Slowly but surely, their family coped with the tragedy while battling the pandemic, and this became the inspiration in Capili’s exhibit, “Veiled Earth,” in partnership with Galerie Anna.
One of his early works recovered from the ashes of his family’s ancestral houses
“The year 2020 seemed like a nightmare: the Covid-19 pandemic, Taal volcano eruption, typhoons and flooding, the passing away of friends and loved ones. My solo exhibit in Galerie Anna on March 6 challenges me to rise above all these tragedies,” says Capili.