“Waking Life”, Palles’ first solo exhibition with Galerie Raphael, introduces a set of figures that act as role models as they are immersed in traditions of the norm. Noble and amusing acts such as shopping at the fish market, playing tumbang preso, or flying a saranggola are excellently dispositioned in renditions of his classic cubist style in lively color and texture. In particular, Palles’ intentional rough strokes and outlines reveal a compelling form of artistic palette that reveres and pays homage to the art genre it references.