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When art intersects human rights
Life, Published on 28/11/2022
» Art and human rights violations do not always share the same tone. How can surviving abuse or living with restrictions also be beautiful and artistic? Violations come with misery, hopelessness, suffering and disagreement, while art brings beauty, meaning and creativity. Could brutal human rights violations be presented in artistic form? And what value does that bring to the situation?
Emerging from a year of illness and isolation
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 09/06/2021
» In a quiet and gloomy world, a girl walks alone on empty and winding roads. The girl is a character in the paintings Alone1 and Alone2 from the Covid-19 pandemic-inspired collection "Linetopia" by Apiwat Bunler. Periods of stay-at-home and self-isolation had a strong impact on independent artist Apiwat, who also bartends in his own bar, Barley, where he meets many people.