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Rich tapestry of Thai society
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 02/02/2015
» All things considered, the 14 stories in the collection translated by Marcel Barang read like a list of social issues a Thai should be aware of: participating in last year's protests without genuine understanding and interest; having an affair with someone of an opposing political colour; the death of red-shirt poet Mai Nueng; violence in the South; hilltop villages; the move from local farms to factory farming. And Buddhism.
Rips and tears, black and blue
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 28/01/2015
» At a New Year's party at CentralWorld, Soopakorn Srisakul took a picture of his friend as she lifted her arm, revealing a tear in her old black tank top. He wanted to frame her tight-fisted nature — her unwillingness to buy a new shirt — but he unintentionally captured something else: the resulting scar from breast implants that peeked through the hole. Soopakorn's arm also appears in the photograph, pushing her hand and hair aside to reveal a secret.
Taking down The ‘Third World’
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 03/09/2014
» In 1974, Mao Zedong decided China was part of the Third World, not the Second World as categorised by the Communist block. Mao's idea of the Third World deviated from Cold War-era political ideologies and discounted the history of colonialism and imperialism. His "Third World" was a band of non-aligned nations falling behind those which were more rich and powerful — the US and Soviet Union in the First World; Japan, Canada, Australia and the rest of Europe in the Second World.
The erotic radicalism of Ren Hang
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 24/12/2014
» Ren Hang has been arrested while taking photographs four times in China, and a couple more abroad. Sometimes, he just receives a warning from the police and other times he's taken away in a police vehicle.
Holding on to the past
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 19/06/2014
» At 5.05am on the 15th of May, 2020, the National Treasure Bank was broken into. The burglar was found unconscious and transported to the nearest hospital.
Where the real junkies go
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 25/04/2014
» It’s Saturday night and Srinakharin Road is congested. Behind the massive 500,000m² Seacon Square shopping complex lies the source of the weekend evening congestion — the oasis of antique furniture and retro knick-knacks, Talad Rot Fai.
Recipe for democracy
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 30/04/2014
» Pro-government poet Mai Nueng Kor Kunthee was shot on April 23. By April 24, artist Sinsawat Yodbangtoey had posted a political cartoon on his Facebook page, featuring his staple character Jao Klae, with the words “Blood stains can’t be cleaned with blood… Please note”. Jao Klae, a child with two ponytails, raises his palm, as if demanding, “Stop!”
Multiple perspectives
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 26/02/2014
» ‘Knowledge is Everything”, so claims the title of the exhibition by Liam Morgan and Jan Krogsgaard at Speedy Grandma Gallery.
Viewing conflicted visions
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 09/04/2014
» The WTF Cafe & Gallery has pitted “red shirt” sympathisers against “other-coloured Shirt” proponents in its art arena and until April 27, is set to play moderator.