Along the Chao Phraya -view of Wat Arun at sunset through fishing nets

Artist-in-Residence at MATDOT Art Center, Bangkok

For the month of February 2024 I was very privileged to be invited as artist-in-residence at MATDOT Art Center, Bangkok.

The purpose of the residency, which was also generously supported by British Council Thailand, was to research and develop a new work as one of the invited artists for the Bangkok Art Bienniale 2024 Nurture Gaia 24 October 2024 – 25 February 2025.

Below a selection of images of the unique MATDOT and from some of my riverine (along the Chao Phraya, Bangkok’s main river) and khlong (canal) research.

MATDOT Art center

MATDOT Art Center

MATDOT Art Center

MATDOT Art Center (exterior view)

MATDOT Art Center (exterior view)

MATDOT studio

MATDOT studio

Along the Chao Phraya -view of Wat Arun at sunset through fishing nets

Along the Chao Phraya -view of Wat Arun at sunset through fishing nets

Exploring the waterways of Thonburi

Exploring the waterways of Thonburi

Exploring the waterways of Thonburi

Exploring the waterways of Thonburi

Along the Chao Phraya

Along the Chao Phraya

Along the Chao Phraya

Along the Chao Phraya

Along the Chao Phraya

Along the Chao Phraya

Bangpu Recreation Centre at the mouth of the Chao Phraya (pictured is the ocean and seagulls circling - the seagulls migrate south each year from November to April for the winter sun

View from Bangpu Recreation Centre at the mouth of the Chao Phraya (famed for the seagulls who migrate south each year from November to April for the winter sun).

 


Many thanks to:

Tawatchai Somkong, Founder and President, MATDOT Art Center
Sananchol Nuamnual, General Manager, MATDOT Art Center
Brian Curtin, Guest Curator, Bangkok Art Biennale, BAB 2024
Patcharawee Tunprawat (PhD), Head, Arts and Creative Industries, British Council Thailand