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Beyond the conflict
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 15/08/2018
» A garden, a public beach, two art spaces -- "Re/Form/Ing Patani" spans four different venues. This decentralised pavilion of the Bangkok Biennial could almost appear as a stand-alone event, owing to its size -- the curators invited 23 Thai and international artists to take part in the project -- and its multiple sites.
Foresight on four sites
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 02/02/2018
» The event has exuded a good vibe over the week. The first ever Bangkok Design Week, launched last Saturday and running until this Sunday, has turned the neighbourhoods of Charoen Krung, Rama I, Sukhumvit and Klong San into a collection of creative showcases of ideas and urban improvement.
Preparing for the final farewell
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 25/10/2017
» People from all regions and walks of life will gather for a last goodbye to their beloved late king.
Monarchical chronicles
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 18/10/2017
» In a 1970 address to librarians nationwide, the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej compared books to knowledge banks, "a collection of everything mankind has built, done and invented since ancient times". His remark thus highlighted the importance of these everyday objects in the human experience.
Relentlessly restive
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 03/05/2017
» 'I think they're just selling clothes here," said one of three girls, as they walked out of the narrow, circular corridor leading to an exhibition space at the Bangkok Arts and Culture Centre.
'The world is watching'
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 05/04/2017
» Come late afternoon, just before the close of day, Bang Ma-neng sets out to sea. As always, he will ready his fishing gear on his boat -- slice some pla too into small pieces to bait his hooks, cast his nets and longlines -- before settling in for the night.
When Chinatown is no longer Chinese
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 25/01/2017
» To visitors, Yaowarat comes to life when the gold shops' tall windows go dark and neon signs burn bright on top of buildings. As night falls, the main street of Bangkok's Chinatown transforms into a lively canteen, buzzing with vendors and noise and cars. Tourists, sitting on plastic stools as they wait for their seafood dishes to be served, flood the pavements. Their overflow on the road causes drivers to manoeuvre their cars in stop-motion, honking at each other.
Regulating (or not) the world of online news
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 23/01/2017
» Ten months after television anchor Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda bowed down to peer pressure and quit his role as host of a popular morning show, the celebrity newsman made a comeback in front of the camera -- which happens to be his own.
Stateless fight for their Thai identity
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 19/03/2016
» Thai by blood and culture, 88-year-old Arp Katukaeo has spent a lifetime trying to be officially recognised by Bangkok. All he had ever wanted was that critical Thai identity card that had been denied him and thousands of others.
A land dispute with grave consequences
Spectrum, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 24/01/2016
» ‘The cemetery land used to reach that Bengal almond tree over there,” Diao Thaleluek said, pointing to the tree’s broad, glossy leaves 20 metres from where he was standing. Followed by a swarm of mosquitoes, he took a few steps back, reached down and began to search the ground for a boundary marker.