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BACC goes local
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 06/10/2025
» Bangkok Art and Culture Centre is a well-known as an art centre in Bangkok. This year, it launched the Local Networking Project to provide a platform for artists from other regions besides the capital. The project involves fieldwork in various locations across the country. Artists have the opportunity to explore local legends, folktales, unrecorded histories and contemporary community lifestyles.
Highlights from Design Research Day
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 05/03/2025
» Design Research Day was a specific programme within Bangkok Design Week 2025 that showcased new designs and research last month. The day featured presentations aimed to inspire and spark new possibilities in Thailand's creative industries.
A lingering problem
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 09/05/2023
» For several months, PM2.5 dust has exceeded 50 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m³) in many provinces in Thailand, which is considered unsafe. In some areas, such as Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Mae Hong Son, PM2.5 levels have reached over 500µg/m³. While some people are aware of the dangers of PM2.5 pollution, others do not take it seriously.
Helping people get off the streets
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 25/10/2022
» Every Friday under Phra Pinklao Bridge on Phra Athit Road, homeless people line up in front of a truck that provides laundry service as well as bathrooms. This service is known as "Sod Chuen Sathan (Freshen Up Spot)", a collaborative project of The Mirror Foundation together with Otteri Wash & Dry.
Designing a better future
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 24/03/2022
» Due to the rapid pace of Bangkok's urbanisation other neighbouring provinces, including Pathum Thani, have also grown. Two urban design projects focusing on Thanyaburi district in Pathum Thani are included in the exhibition "Transforming Thanyaburi: Creative & Innovative Urban Futures In Pathum Thani" on view at 6060 Arts Space. "Transforming Thanyaburi" was created by Thammasat University students from the Urban Design & Development International Programme (UDDI) at the Faculty of Architecture and Planning.
A keto-friendly brand
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 02/11/2021
» While Umaporn Buranasuksombat was doing her PhD in food nutrition at university, she realised that patients need to consume a lot of protein, especially from egg whites, to build and repair body tissue. However, these patients did not enjoy the taste of egg white and could not consume enough protein to recover and rejuvenate. Due to her background in food science and technology from the University of Queensland, Australia, Umaporn came up with the idea to introduce a new type of food that can help patients.
A different perspective
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 01/09/2021
» Wittawat Tongkeaw is an artist who stands for democratic ideals and social change. At his third solo exhibition, "The L/Royal Monument", Wittawat conveys how his political views have changed. His turning point came after he read books in different fields such as philosophy and social science, as well as some that are banned.
An overwhelming challenge
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 31/03/2021
» Pop* was wandering around a market in his dirty clothes. People in the area avoided him because they knew he was a homeless drug addict with mental instability. Most in his shoes have little hope of returning to mainstream society. Pop was not the case.
In the land of the blind
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 26/11/2020
» Watjanasin Charuwattanakitt, curator of Palette Artspace, was upset by the news that authorities couldn't find any sex workers in Pattaya's infamous Walking Street or Soi Pan Suk in Pathum Thani, and that the director of the Government Lottery Office couldn't find any overpriced ticket-selling on streets. He wondered why the authorities pretended to not see these problems.
Explore a world of Hong Kong classics
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 28/10/2020
» Mongkol Cinema is teaming up with Major Cineplex, SF Cinema and House Samyan to screen five movies directed by Wong Kar-wai -- an acclaimed film director from Hong Kong -- at "The World Of Wong Kar-wai's Retrospective Festival".