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Personal scars, political history
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 12/10/2016
» In "Under The Same Sky", the latest exhibition at Nova Contemporary by photographer Tada Hengsapkul and artist Chai Siris, personal history and that of the world entwine. In no way does the show appear to strive at having these narratives untangled.
Abstraction remains our faulty coping mechanism
Oped, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 30/09/2016
» A theatrical performance, Fundamental, which lends its physical movements and body language to reconstruct Thailand's hushed-up history of the bloody military crackdown on pro-democracy students on Oct 6, 1976 has attracted the regime's attention.
No stars in gunman saga 'reality show'
News, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 26/05/2016
» 'You are the star," said Christof to Truman Burbank in the 1998 American satirical comedy-drama hit film The Truman Show. Jim Carrey stars as Truman, a man whose whole life in a constructed reality is broadcast 24/7 to billions of people around the world. "You were real. That's what made you so good to watch."
Abstractions and acquaintances
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 09/03/2016
» As the title "Dusadee + Dusit + Lovers + Dead Ones" suggests, Dusadee Huntrakul's current exhibition at Chulalongkorn University's The Art Center is not exactly a solo show, but a bit of a reunion.
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Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 29/04/2015
» It took me almost two hours to get to the opening of Speedy Grandma's new exhibition last Friday, due to the rush-hour traffic on Rama IV and from Surawong Road to the old town of Charoen Krung. A parking spot around there is also impossible to find. This being the hottest month of the year (some say the hottest in 55 years), the 10-minute walk from my car to the gallery felt like one additional hour.
Constructing the moment
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 22/04/2015
» Photography, for many, is about the ability and sense of aesthetics in capturing a fleeting moment. For 29-year-old photographer Charit Pusiri, however, that moment can be planned and constructed, with cast models, production crew, artificial rain and months of editing.