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Shadows on the wall
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 12/12/2018
» Stepping through a pair of curtains at the entrance of Kathmandu Photo Gallery, viewers are transported back in time. On the left of the gallery walls are 13 black-and-white photographs, depicting iconic scenes from late 2016, when citizens took pilgrimage to perform rituals of grief in front of the white walls of the Grand Palace where King Bhumibol Adulyadej's body lay in state inside.
Bridging the gap
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 24/10/2018
» Ancient temples and modern art. They seem like two ends of a cultural spectrum that wouldn't seem to bridge well with one another.
A history of the defeated
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 25/07/2018
» According to every state-approved history book, the unification of Siam in the late 19th to early 20th century was smooth and trouble-free. The tribunal city states, which had a substantial degree of autonomy for centuries, all seemed to abdicate their power willingly and accept the new, centralised system to avoid the spread of European colonisation.
In tune with the times
B Magazine, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 08/07/2018
» For over 30 years, Pongsit Kampee has been telling stories about people, their struggles, grievances, and of love lost. To say that he is Thailand's Bob Dylan may be a bit of an overstatement, but he's one of the few we have who may merit that comparison.
Trekking lightly: a trip through the himalayas
B Magazine, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 10/06/2018
» It was 7.30 in the morning. Driving through misty clouds on an unpaved road sandwiched between a plummeting mountain drop and a local Nepali village, our jeep clamored its way up from Pokhara's peaceful lakeside to Nayapul -- the starting point to the "shortest" and "easiest" trek in central Nepal.
Monochromatic masterpieces
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 25/05/2018
» Crossing the Atlantic Ocean in treacherous waters during his enlistment in the US Navy, Ralph Gibson had an epiphany. He decided then and there, at 21 years old, that he was to become a photographer.
Art is for everyone
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 02/05/2018
» 'Some people asked me why I didn't paint Lord Rama [Phra Ram from the Ramakien epic] green," said 88-year-old Aree Soothipunt in his husky voice, pointing to his abstract painting from the late 70s of a blue-skinned Rama.
Hip in a Hawaiian
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 13/04/2018
» Songkran fashion has never been inspiring. With water being thrown, splashed and shot at you from every direction, and with powder melting and seeping into every nook and cranny of your clothes and body, dressing well and looking good are never our midsummer priority.
Kyoto by kilometre
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 19/03/2018
» Buddhist monks chanting "Fighto!" and waving signs of encouragement in front of a thousand-year-old temple, cheerleaders with red pom-poms screaming "Ganbatte!" ("Good Luck!") on a sun-drenched riverbank, and giant red strawberries being handed out for a quick energy boost. Last month, thanks to the sponsorship of Wacoal's sportswear brand CW-X, nine lucky Thai runners got to experience one of the most magical annual races that Japan has to offer -- the Kyoto Marathon.
Spreading the light of masters
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 14/03/2018
» Three years ago, Manit Sriwanichpoom's "Forgotten Thai Masters Of Photography" exhibition was one of the most anticipated and intriguing shows of "Photo Bangkok 2015". In fact, the photographer and curator had unearthed seven master Thai photographers of the past several decades, nearly forgotten and lost through time, and revived them for contemporary viewers through several shows at his Kathmandu Photo Gallery since early 2010s.