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Post-apocalyptic survival
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 18/09/2015
» Hitting cinemas in Thailand yesterday, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, a sequel to the film series by director Wes Ball based on James Dashner's young-adult science fiction trilogy, is a direct continuation from its first instalment last year, which earned over US$345.5 million (12 billion baht) at the box office worldwide.
Nagara on display
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 15/09/2015
» At Siam Paragon's Hall of Fame, where luxury car displays and condominium sales events usually stand, abstract art and clothing has taken their place and it's all for a good cause. For the first time in over 30 years, fashion designer Nagara Sambandaraksa is showcasing more than 50 pieces of artwork in the "Nagara Painting Exhibition".
The food stylist
Muse, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 12/09/2015
» Paweethida Tanjasiri's som tum doesn’t look like any we’ve ever seen before. Her chops of string beans are of a purplish hue and the sliced tomatoes vary in colour. Along with the usual beans and dried shrimps, corn kernels, pomegranate seeds and slices of beetroot are dotted against the white wide-rim plate. Fear not, the 26-year-old is not a radical, nor an antinationalist trying to undermine what has long been part of our culinary identity, however, but a food stylist.
A new chapter
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 07/09/2015
» Last month, a 3 tonne load of rare books and magazines from Silpakorn University Central Library were "mistakenly" sold to an old bookshop in Bang Bon district. Some of them were antique books dating back to the reign of King Rama VI, others were old sociological and anthropological journals that can no longer be found anywhere.
Mixed media
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 26/08/2015
» Photo Bangkok 2015 continues in galleries throughout the capital. It seems, however, that the festival will have to wait until “Weatherproof” at WTF Gallery and “Rediscovering Forgotten Thai Masters Of Photography” at Bangkok University Gallery open in September before it’s back in the spotlight again.
Southern discomfort
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 19/08/2015
» The artist known as "Darkle" is showing his black and white photographs in an exhibition entitled "The Beautiful South: The Ugly Truth" at Quince -- Eatery & Bar as part of the ongoing Photo Bangkok 2015 exhibition. Darkle is simultaneously looking at and looking away from the conflict and violence in the southernmost provinces of Thailand.
Living in theatre
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 13/08/2015
» Right after entering the theatre space on the fourth floor of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Vidura Amranand was lying on the floor, scribbling on an acrylic box “when was the last time I cried about him?” A bit further into the production, Navinda Pachimsawat Vadtanakovint stood in awe of the pool of light that showered over her own shadow.
Keeping secrets
Muse, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 01/08/2015
» It was many years ago, during one of Dujdao Vadhanapakorn’s dance rehearsals, when the image of an old staircase suddenly flashed into her head. It happened more than once, sometimes while driving home after rehearsals, that other shocking, painful memories she thought were long-buried and forgotten came surging up.
Sad, nostalgic beauty
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 29/07/2015
» Photo Bangkok 2015 opens today, and before we get ourselves immersed in all kinds of photography shows in the next couple of months — Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Bangkok University Gallery and 19 other partner galleries join hands — there's still a chance to enjoy art in other forms.
Through the lens
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 29/07/2015
» The photography scene in Bangkok used to be about specialised venues such as Kathmandu Photo Gallery, Serindia Gallery or RMA Institute. Or maybe a handful others if just pinning photographs on walls counts as an exhibition.