One mission in Thailand trip was to retrieve my works in the past. When I decide to moved to Sydney, I was stupid to think that I could go back soon and left behind my art pieces that made me proud. Unfortunately, 6 six years on, the house I lived was sold, my belongings were stacked away in many places and I had no idea how they ended up. There were three items I missed the most: two artworks from high school and a film from university. However, they were found in the neighbour’s who was very generous to keep my stuff in their house.
Back in high school, I chose to study the program that taught both visual arts and science to aim for university entrance exams in architecture. (Do not ask me any chemistry now.) It was the best intuitive decision I had ever made because it cracked my vision potentials and also served my curiosity about how things worked.
Third Point Perspective Exploration
Poster colour painting for the final mark in Composition class.
Hay Inspiration
Mixed Media work for school art exhibition
It was a mixed feeling of joy and sadness when I rediscovered these long lost babies. Nevertheless, I decided not to bring these two works to Sydney and took pictures of them in their environment with the camera phone instead. It should have been enough to place them in my fond memories. Looking at the past, whether happy or painful, certainly helped guiding my lost soul to the future.
This trip was the first time I visited Thailand since I moved to Sydney in 2001. That was a very long time for an ex-pat to return to homeland.
One the other hand, my perspective changed around the medium at the time—photography. And I also started to use it as video projects.
Bangkok, I still love this fucking city.
- Bangkok Connection
- Thai Election Kicks Off
- Mochit 2
- Rayong Birds
- Bangkok Express
- Talad Thep Chinda
- 9 Days in the Kingdom
- 10 November 2007
- Paul’s Birthday
- Sticky Tuk Tuk
- FAT Festival
- FAT Concert
- Birthday Merit
- Feed the Fish
- Step – Stylish Nonsense
- Vanishing Marshland
- Likay Portraits
- The Long Lost Babies
- Error Ferris Wheel
- Happy Loy Krathong
- Loy Krathong in Pak Kred
- Demolishing Old House
- The Lost Three Gems in the City of Gods
- Not Far from Home
- Trading Buddhas
- Grand Palace
- Talk to the Other Side
- Moonlight with DH
- Residencies of Gods
- Go with the Flow
- Day and Night at Siam Square
- Market Afternoon Nap
- Bangkok Daybreak
- Mochit 2 Revisit
- 10 Years Tom Yum Goong Disease
- Watch Your Step
- Clashing Views on Skytrain
- Constructing Bangkok
- Trap Doors
- Patpong for the King
- Mobility of Faith
- Lost in Transportation
- Thailand Random Symmetry
- The Miscellaneous Memories of Bangkok
- The Departure
#1 by Stilgherrian on 31/03/2008 - 7:10 pm
I really like the top picture, would love to see a closer look. I can see the early evolution of your graphic style there, too.
#2 by 'Pong on 01/04/2008 - 12:35 am
Stil, and you can see that there were no portrait involved. In fact, I struggled when it came to realistic approach. The top one in closer look, you’d see faded colours and bad execution. I’d love to redo it because the concept is still in my head, maybe in animation when with COFA.