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<description><![CDATA[<p>Open a conversation with Alice Sakulma, owner of MOA Studio, an interior design studio with a maximalist style, bold use of color, and innovative materials that reflect a unique identity.</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-105516 aligncenter" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/29A2438-scaled.jpg" alt="MOA studio" width="1707" height="2560" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/29A2438-scaled.jpg 1707w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/29A2438-200x300.jpg 200w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/29A2438-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/29A2438-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/29A2438-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/29A2438-1000x1500.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/29A2438-600x900.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px" /></h2>
<h2><span style="font-family: boing-bold; font-size: 14pt;">OPEN A CONVERSATION WITH ALICE SAKULMA, OWNER OF MOA STUDIO, AN INTERIOR DESIGN STUDIO WITH A MAXIMALIST STYLE, BOLD USE OF COLOR, AND INNOVATIVE MATERIALS THAT REFLECT A UNIQUE IDENTITY</span></h2>
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<p><span style="font-family: relevant-bold; font-size: 12pt;">TEXT: CHIWIN LAOKETKIT<br />
PHOTO: SUKIT SUDNAN <span style="font-size: 8pt;">EXCEPT AS NOTED</span><br />
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<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 10pt;">(For Thai, press <a href="https://art4d.com/2025/02/moa-studio">here</a>)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">MOA Studio may be a relatively new name in the interior design scene, but its diverse portfolio already spans an impressive portfolio of projects—including cafés, restaurants, bars, residences, and even office spaces. What sets MOA Studio apart is its distinctive approach, one that challenges conventional design norms. At the helm is Alice Sakulma, an architect and interior designer who deliberately steers away from the prevailing wave of minimalist design, embracing instead the philosophy of ‘more is more’ through the expressive world of maximalist design. Her signature style seamlessly merges classic design principles with bold, eye-catching colors, culminating in a contemporary interior aesthetic that is uniquely her own—and by extension, that of MOA Studio.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this conversation with art4d, Alice Sakulma reflects on her journey in interior design, her creative process, and what it means to work in a maximalist style in an era dominated by minimalism. Set against the vibrant and inspiring atmosphere of MOA Studio in Sathorn, the discussion offers a glimpse into her design philosophy, insights on color experimentation, material selection from a diverse range of sources—including local materials from Thailand—and her vision for the future.</span></span></p>
<div id="attachment_105495" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-105495" class="wp-image-105495 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/29A2888-1_low-res.jpg" alt="MOA Studio" width="1500" height="1020" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/29A2888-1_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/29A2888-1_low-res-300x204.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/29A2888-1_low-res-1024x696.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/29A2888-1_low-res-1000x680.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/29A2888-1_low-res-600x408.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-105495" class="wp-caption-text">Alice Sakulma</p></div>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: What inspired you to pursue architecture and interior design?</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b>Alice Sakulma:</b></span> It all started with my father. He’s an engineer, and whenever he traveled abroad, he would always make a point of exploring construction materials. I remember his camera roll being filled with photos of building materials and construction techniques—many of which weren’t commonly seen in Thailand. Growing up around that, I naturally absorbed an interest in construction and architecture. But as I got older, I realized engineering wasn’t quite the right fit for me. I decided to study architectural design at INDA, Chulalongkorn University. At the same time, I’ve always loved fashion and the finer details that make something truly special, which gradually led me toward interior design. After graduation, I worked in architecture for a while, but it never felt like the perfect match. It wasn’t until the COVID-19 pandemic that I had the chance to explore interior design more deeply—and that’s when I knew I had found my true passion. Eventually, that passion evolved and became MOA Studio.</span></span></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: How would you define MOA Studio in your own words?</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b>AS:</b></span> MOA stands for ‘Modern of Liveable Art’ because, for me, art is always the foundation of design. But at the same time, I never lose sight of modernity, vibrancy, and functionality, creating spaces that are instantly recognizable as MOA Studio projects—designs that feel fresh, playful, and full of life while remaining highly functional.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">In Thailand, minimalism and the motto ‘less is more,’ has long dominated the design scene. But at MOA Studio, we embrace the philosophy of ‘more is more’—not in an excessive way, but in a way that feels purposeful, intentional, and full of character. Our work is bold yet practical, stylish, contemporary, and always distinctive.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">Every project begins with a strong concept that guides the entire design process. For example, we once designed a home with the idea: ‘Only the chicest people can live here’ (laughs). Color is one of my favorite tools—I love playing with rich tones like red, green, and brown, even using bold contrasting color pairings to create unexpected harmony. Materiality is just as important: I focus on textures, from rough to refined, and the intricate relationships between different elements. My approach blends contemporary influences with Mid-Century aesthetics, resulting in a refined yet playful take on classic design, full of unique details and personality.</span></span></span></p>
<div id="attachment_105514" style="width: 610px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-105514" class="wp-image-105514 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/476495742_2077687702678283_153401465360187622_n.jpg" alt="MOA Studio" width="600" height="774" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/476495742_2077687702678283_153401465360187622_n.jpg 600w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/476495742_2077687702678283_153401465360187622_n-233x300.jpg 233w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /><p id="caption-attachment-105514" class="wp-caption-text">MOA Studio | Photo courtesy of MOA Studio</p></div>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: How do you approach working with clients and end-users at the start of each project?</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b>AS:</b></span> I always start by observing—getting a feel for the client’s personality, interests, and what they’re drawn to, while also considering how the space will be experienced by its actual users. I combine these insights with my own perspective on the site, and together, they become the foundation for the design. From there, we engage in a dialogue, exchanging ideas on direction, color palette, mood, and tone, with the goal of creating something fresh and original—something that hasn’t been done before. At the same time, the design must feel like a natural extension of both the client’s identity and MOA Studio’s distinct style.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">I typically begin by sharing my initial vision for the space, a mental image or a visual concept that captures what I see in it. For example, with Rimshot, a project in Sukhumvit 24, the existing space had four structural columns and exposed pipes running along the walls and ceiling. Rather than seeing them as obstacles, I saw an opportunity to turn them into defining features. I imagined encasing the columns in concrete, sculpting them into mushroom-like forms, while keeping the exposed pipes intact to maintain their function. But instead of hiding them, I worked them into the design, transforming a constraint into a striking visual feature.</span></span></span></p>
<div id="attachment_105500" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-105500" class="size-full wp-image-105500" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Cam-17_low-res.jpg" alt="MOA Studio" width="1500" height="844" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Cam-17_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Cam-17_low-res-300x169.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Cam-17_low-res-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Cam-17_low-res-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Cam-17_low-res-600x338.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-105500" class="wp-caption-text">Rimshot Sukhumvit 24</p></div>
<div id="attachment_105499" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-105499" class="size-full wp-image-105499" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Cam-1-op-3_low-res.jpg" alt="MOA Studio" width="1500" height="844" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Cam-1-op-3_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Cam-1-op-3_low-res-300x169.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Cam-1-op-3_low-res-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Cam-1-op-3_low-res-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Cam-1-op-3_low-res-600x338.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-105499" class="wp-caption-text">Rimshot Sukhumvit 24</p></div>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: In your view, what defines great interior design?</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b>AS: </b></span>At MOA Studio, functionality always comes first. A space must work intuitively and practically, and once that foundation is in place, we build on it with atmosphere and aesthetics—but without being confined by conventional rules. I’m always searching for fresh perspectives—through travel, experiencing different spaces, and studying the work of leading interior designers around the world. I love exploring new ways of designing beyond the familiar. Hotels and resorts, in particular, have been a huge source of inspiration, providing firsthand experiences that shape my approach—especially in the use of bold colors, spatial composition, and furniture pairings. Deep down, I’d love to see Thailand’s interior design scene become more ‘pop’—bolder, more playful, and more open to vibrant, unconventional ideas. I think that would make the industry so much more fun and exciting.</span></span></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: Has your experience as an architect influenced your approach to interior design?</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b>AS:</b></span> I’d say I’m fortunate to have worked in both architecture and interior design, it has given me a sharper understanding of what works and what doesn’t. As an interior designer, I’ve become more attuned to the finer details I might have previously overlooked as an architect. At the same time, my architectural background still shapes how I think about space, function, and flow. One interesting thing I’ve noticed is how people, especially those in the art world, often perceive my work through an artistic lens. They pick up on subtle artistic influences embedded in the designs—something I wasn’t always conscious of but now see as a natural result of my experience in both disciplines.</span></span></span></p>
<div id="attachment_105501" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-105501" class="size-full wp-image-105501" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/LivPD020002_low-res.jpg" alt="MOA Studio" width="1500" height="828" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/LivPD020002_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/LivPD020002_low-res-300x166.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/LivPD020002_low-res-1024x565.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/LivPD020002_low-res-1000x552.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/LivPD020002_low-res-600x331.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-105501" class="wp-caption-text">residential project</p></div>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: If you had to design a minimalist-style building, how would you approach the interior?</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b>AS:</b></span> Oh, I wouldn’t let minimalism consume me entirely! (laughs) But if that’s what the client envisions, I’d start by exploring ways to inject warmth and personality into the space, whether through bold stone textures, strategic pops of color, or unexpected material contrasts. It’s about balancing simplicity with vibrancy, ensuring the design doesn’t feel sterile or predictable. That said, I never impose my vision on clients. Instead, I offer alternative perspectives that bring a dynamic edge to the space—making sure it aligns with the client’s tastes while still carrying MOA Studio’s signature touch.</span></span></span></p>
<div id="attachment_105502" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-105502" class="size-full wp-image-105502" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Chamber-3_low-res.jpg" alt="MOA Studio" width="1500" height="900" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Chamber-3_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Chamber-3_low-res-300x180.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Chamber-3_low-res-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Chamber-3_low-res-1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Chamber-3_low-res-600x360.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-105502" class="wp-caption-text">commercial project</p></div>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: Are there any materials you’re particularly interested in experimenting with or have used in a unique way?</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b>AS: </b></span>Thailand has so many beautiful local materials that often go underutilized. I love reinterpreting them, sometimes drawing inspiration from fashion to give them a fresh, elevated appeal. It’s a shame that many of these high-quality materials end up being exported and appreciated more abroad than at home.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">If you look at MOA Studio’s projects, one material we often incorporate is terracotta tile, specifically sourced from Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai. Each hand-glazed tile has its own distinct character, ranging from deep to soft earthy tones. When assembled, they create a surface that feels naturally rich in texture and depth. Although these tiles take time to produce, as they’re made to order, the result is always worth the wait.</span></span></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: You often source materials from various places. How do you go about incorporating local Thai materials into your interior designs?</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b>AS: </b></span>There was one project where the homeowners—a LGBTQ+ couple—had a strong sense of style and a clear design vision. Their aesthetic was glamorous, sophisticated, and full of personality. As I explored the site and started shaping the design, I felt that beyond using gold accents, we could introduce a richer, more tactile element to elevate the space. That’s when I decided to work with hand-hammered brass sheets featuring intricate floral patterns, adding a dimensional, textured effect. The inspiration came from a brass artisans’ community in Ayutthaya. I believe that when working with local materials, it’s not just about using them—it’s about finding ways to enhance their value and bring out their uniqueness. After refining this idea, I brought it to my MOA Studio team, where we further developed it before integrating it into the final design of the home.</span></span></span></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-105568 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Front01-2.png" alt="MOA Studio" width="2500" height="1000" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Front01-2.png 2500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Front01-2-300x120.png 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Front01-2-1024x410.png 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Front01-2-1536x614.png 1536w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Front01-2-2048x819.png 2048w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Front01-2-1000x400.png 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Front01-2-600x240.png 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px" /></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: Where do you think your sense of aesthetics comes from?</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b>AS:</b></span> My family has had a huge influence on me. As a child, I spent a lot of time with my grandparents, who had a deep appreciation for collecting glassware, brass objects, and intricately detailed furniture. I remember their wooden cabinets, for example—they weren’t just plain wood; they had delicate circular inlays and fine detailing that made them feel special. Looking back, I think growing up around these objects without realizing their significance at the time made me more attuned to noticing the extraordinary in the everyday.</span></span></span></p>
<div id="attachment_105504" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-105504" class="size-full wp-image-105504" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/002-FR_low-res.jpg" alt="MOA Studio" width="1500" height="833" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/002-FR_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/002-FR_low-res-300x167.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/002-FR_low-res-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/002-FR_low-res-1000x555.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/002-FR_low-res-600x333.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-105504" class="wp-caption-text">Konger Bar (Sydney, Australia)</p></div>
<div id="attachment_105505" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-105505" class="size-full wp-image-105505" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/003-bar_low-res.jpg" alt="MOA Studio" width="1500" height="833" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/003-bar_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/003-bar_low-res-300x167.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/003-bar_low-res-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/003-bar_low-res-1000x555.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/003-bar_low-res-600x333.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-105505" class="wp-caption-text">Konger Bar (Sydney, Australia)</p></div>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: What’s your vision for MOA Studio in the future?</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b>AS:</b></span> One direction I’m really excited about for MOA Studio is working on more bars and restaurants. Just talking about it gets me energized. I see these spaces as a playground for creativity, where design can push boundaries in so many dimensions. Bars and restaurants allow us to explore everything from modernity and speed to sensuality. At the same time, these projects give us the freedom to experiment with materials with unconventional textures and finishes, opening up endless possibilities.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">Aside from my work with MOA Studio, I’m also expanding into new brands with the goal of transforming the studio into a more comprehensive and sustainable design business. One project I’m particularly focused on right now is MOJO, a lifestyle brand that prioritizes sustainability at every stage of production. We use recycled materials to create thoughtfully designed, everyday products such as house number plaques, kitchenware, and furniture. The idea is to offer pieces that complement MOA Studio’s clients, especially those looking for small, custom-designed elements that fit seamlessly into their spaces.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">Another brand currently in development is MEdi, which specializes in melamine resin products that can be custom-cut and assembled into built-in or freestanding furniture. What sets it apart is our emphasis on durability, high-quality materials, and a balance of design and function—all at a reasonable price. Clients can either commission made-to-order pieces or make a selection from our pre-designed collections. Ultimately, my vision is for all these brands to work together and support one another. I’ve always believed that through the combined efforts of MOA Studio, my team, and the brands we’re building, we will, one day, be able to create something truly meaningful and impactful for Thailand’s interior design industry.</span></span></span></p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1><span style="font-family: boing-bold; font-size: 14pt;">GET TO KNOW BYBAMBAM AND HER UNIQUE WORLD OF COLORS AND LINES THAT REFLECT THE IDENTITY AND LIFE EXPERIENCES</span></h1>
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<p><span style="font-family: relevant-bold; font-size: 12pt;">TEXT: SURAWIT BOONJOO<br />
PHOTO & IMAGE COURTESY OF BYBAMBAM<br />
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<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 10pt;">(For Thai, press <a href="https://art4d.com/2025/01/bybambam">here</a>)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“For me, art can perhaps be compared to the most beautiful, eloquent language—one that doesn’t demand familiarity with alphabets or grammatical rules. It communicates through the silent dialogue of imagery and hues, making me realize that I truly enjoy this and that it is indeed the right path for me.”</span></span></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-104066 aligncenter" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork2.jpg" alt="bybambam" width="2048" height="2048" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork2.jpg 2048w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork2-300x300.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork2-250x250.jpg 250w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork2-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork2-660x660.jpg 660w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork2-373x373.jpg 373w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork2-600x600.jpg 600w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork2-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Large eyes, underscored by dual curved lines, a subtly flushed, slightly ruffled nose, and a short straight line for the mouth depict a thoughtful expression. Her strikingly vivid orange hair, adorned with an array of colorful hair clips, sets a bold contrast against her smooth, plump complexion enhanced by fine white shadow lines. The portrait stands against a backdrop that bursts with the raw vibrancy of contrasting earth tones, lush foliage, and an expansive sky. Named ‘self portrait,’ the work is part of the latest series of paintings by ‘bybambam’ or Suchaya Thongrom, an emerging figure in the new wave of artists whose works have graced both solo and international group exhibitions. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Though Suchaya typically channels her personal interests and lifestyle into her artistic endeavors, her character paintings offer a compelling narrative through a blend of humor and satire that echoes internet meme culture, crafting a nuanced and engaging visual dialogue. Suchaya’s characters engage viewers with a narrative style that is familiar yet refreshingly novel, simple yet subtly complex.</span></span></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-104067 aligncenter" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork-scaled.jpg" alt="bybambam" width="1706" height="2560" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork-scaled.jpg 1706w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork-200x300.jpg 200w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork-1000x1500.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork-600x900.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1706px) 100vw, 1706px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-104068 aligncenter" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork-2.jpg" alt="bybambam" width="2048" height="2048" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork-2.jpg 2048w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork-2-250x250.jpg 250w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork-2-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork-2-660x660.jpg 660w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork-2-373x373.jpg 373w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork-2-600x600.jpg 600w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork-2-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Suchaya Thongrom traced the playful roots of her character, bybambam, back to her days studying Visual Arts with a major in Painting at the School of Architecture, Art, and Design at King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang. During a drawing class, an assignment tasked her with creating a character design. Driven by her interest in human appearances, Suchaya started by observing the distinctive personalities of her classmates as a source of inspiration. This led her to set up a mirror and gradually sketch her own face repeatedly.</span></span></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-104069 aligncenter" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_2398_jpg-scaled.jpg" alt="bybambam" width="2560" height="2560" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_2398_jpg-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_2398_jpg-300x300.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_2398_jpg-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_2398_jpg-250x250.jpg 250w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_2398_jpg-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_2398_jpg-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_2398_jpg-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_2398_jpg-660x660.jpg 660w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_2398_jpg-373x373.jpg 373w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_2398_jpg-600x600.jpg 600w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_2398_jpg-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-104070 aligncenter" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_6542.jpg" alt="" width="2048" height="1638" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_6542.jpg 2048w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_6542-300x240.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_6542-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_6542-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_6542-1000x800.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_6542-600x480.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">This process eventually culminated in the creation of a cartoon character—a young girl always accompanied by her allergy symptoms. The character’s face is marked by distinctive lines under the eyes, suggesting perpetual dark circles, while her nose, rendered as though mid-drip, lends a touch of whimsy to her persona. Suchaya’s choice of a vibrant, distinctive color palette further animated the character’s lively essence. Initially, this creation served as a medium for Suchaya to navigate and articulate her own emotional struggles. Over time, however, the character evolved, adopting facial characteristics and aesthetic elements of other people and even objects and animals. Alongside this, she expanded her technical boundaries beyond canvas to include painting on other surfaces, creating floating sculptures, or even crafting brown teddy bears.</span></span></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-104071 aligncenter" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/EED4F33A-77F7-4AB1-A4EE-BE080B910E2E.jpg" alt="bybambam" width="1440" height="1799" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/EED4F33A-77F7-4AB1-A4EE-BE080B910E2E.jpg 1440w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/EED4F33A-77F7-4AB1-A4EE-BE080B910E2E-240x300.jpg 240w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/EED4F33A-77F7-4AB1-A4EE-BE080B910E2E-820x1024.jpg 820w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/EED4F33A-77F7-4AB1-A4EE-BE080B910E2E-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/EED4F33A-77F7-4AB1-A4EE-BE080B910E2E-1000x1249.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/EED4F33A-77F7-4AB1-A4EE-BE080B910E2E-600x750.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The young artist reaffirms her unwavering dedication to advancing the artistic quality of her work. She described her intriguing work process, starting with the conceptualization of the artwork. She then immerses herself in a reflective, introspective state, exploring ideas on platforms like Pinterest and TikTok. Following this, she selects a color palette. For solo exhibitions, she reviews the overall color scheme she intends to use, planning how the colors will be applied before creating digital sketches of the artwork using an application on her iPad.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Suchaya emphasized that her choice of color palettes must resonate with the narrative and concept she seeks to express. This involves a process of envisioning and categorizing the artwork’s color scheme, meticulously aligning shades and tones to match the intended ambiance and message. This process, which begins with visualizing the colors of the artwork along with the details of its components and structure, may be linked to her unique visual perception and dyslexia. It is also reflective of her interaction with ‘PANTONE: The 21st Century in Color,’ where she methodically separates the color palettes of sample artworks throughout the book.</span></span></p>
<div id="attachment_104080" style="width: 2570px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-104080" class="wp-image-104080 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Legendary-scaled.jpeg" alt="bybambam" width="2560" height="1922" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Legendary-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Legendary-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Legendary-1024x769.jpeg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Legendary-1536x1153.jpeg 1536w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Legendary-2048x1538.jpeg 2048w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Legendary-1000x751.jpeg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Legendary-600x450.jpeg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /><p id="caption-attachment-104080" class="wp-caption-text">a solo exhibition ‘Face of Legendary’</p></div>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The vivid colors in her artwork not only extend the dimensions of understanding but also provoke contemplation about another crucial aspect of fostering deeper comprehension through the narratives and images presented. This may involve an emotional engagement stimulated by a specifically curated color palette, highlighting the interplay between the artist’s identity and her pieces. It also suggests a slow, reflective tracing of thoughts, accompanied by an imaginative visual interpretation associated with selecting color palettes. The colors in her work do more than fill space—they create a uniform, smooth texture and a compressed spatial arrangement, yet they reveal the intricacies of overlapping elements, both opaque and delicate. From this perspective, the artwork is intriguing in terms of how it compresses and simultaneously expands the visual field, enhancing its allure through the potential of her painting skills.</span></span></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-104083 aligncenter" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork1.jpg" alt="bybambam" width="2048" height="2048" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork1.jpg 2048w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork1-300x300.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork1-250x250.jpg 250w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork1-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork1-660x660.jpg 660w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork1-373x373.jpg 373w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork1-600x600.jpg 600w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Untitled_Artwork1-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Currently, Bybambam is in a phase of intense focus on revising, developing, and exploring new aspects of her identity after more than two years. This effort is demonstrated in her latest series for the exhibitions ‘Sassy, Sweet & Surreal,’ held from December 7, 2024, to January 5, 2025, at MMAD BOX by Palette, and ‘NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS’ from December 7, 2024, to January 26, 2025, at L.O.F Gallery on the second floor of MMAD – MunMun Art Destination. Both exhibitions are particularly significant in presenting the evolving creative direction and experimental stage of Suchaya, suggesting a new approach or a critical developmental step in her career, inviting us to keep an eye on her future work.</span></span></p>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>art4d speaks with Thana Thippcharoen from Phimtha Co., Ltd. or Thailand Bamboo, a bamboo factory that combines the naturalness of bamboo materials with contemporary architecture.</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1><span style="font-family: boing-bold; font-size: 14pt;">ART4D SPEAKS WITH THANA THIPPCHAROEN FROM PHIMTHA CO., LTD. OR THAILAND BAMBOO, A BAMBOO FACTORY THAT COMBINES THE NATURALNESS OF BAMBOO MATERIALS WITH CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE</span></h1>
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<p><span style="font-family: relevant-bold; font-size: 12pt;">TEXT: CHIWIN LAOKETKIT<br />
PHOTO: WORAPAS DUSADEEWIJAI <span style="font-size: 8pt;">EXCEPT AS NOTED</span><br />
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<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 10pt;">(For Thai, press <a href="https://art4d.com/2025/01/thailand-bamboo">here</a>)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bamboo has long been an integral material in Southeast and East Asia, serving both utilitarian and architectural purposes. Traditionally undervalued compared to other materials, bamboo has recently seen a resurgence in interest driven by the global shift towards sustainability. This versatile material, well-adapted to environmental demands, is now favored for its local availability and ecological benefits. Fueled by a commitment to sustainable practices, architects and interior designers are leveraging bamboo to produce designs that are not only technically innovative but also aesthetically compelling, leading to new frontiers in woodworking techniques.</span></span></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-103982 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/feature_JNG_3035.jpg" alt="Thailand Bamboo" width="1500" height="1000" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/feature_JNG_3035.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/feature_JNG_3035-300x200.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/feature_JNG_3035-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/feature_JNG_3035-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/feature_JNG_3035-660x440.jpg 660w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/feature_JNG_3035-373x248.jpg 373w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/feature_JNG_3035-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">In discussing the evolution of bamboo materials within Thailand, Thana Tipcharoen from PHIMTHA COMPANY LIMITED, also known under the moniker Thailand Bamboo, shared with art4d magazine that his company’s 27-year journey in the bamboo material industry has catered to the needs of both domestic and international construction projects. This extensive experience began with his childhood in Prachinburi Province, surrounded by bamboo groves. These early experiences have inspired his use of bamboo in construction, enhancing the aesthetic and structural integrity of the buildings.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“About 30 years ago, before the Internet, I scoured books and traveled internationally to experiment with the fundamental properties of bamboo. My ambition was to transform it into flat panels, making it as functional as conventional wood. Once I mastered this technique, I began sourcing bamboo from diverse regions across Thailand, selecting species like Ton, Sang Mon, and Liang for further development. Encouraging the cultivation of bamboo among local farmers not only fosters environmental sustainability—given bamboo’s rapid growth and ability to rejuvenate green spaces—but also allows for cyclic replanting within the same land, enhancing the landscape’s ecological resilience.”</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">In addition to his collaborative efforts with bamboo farmers, Thana, a dedicated researcher in bamboo materials, has worked extensively with both Thai and international architects. This partnership has focused on selecting materials for a variety of building types, including residential homes, hotels, resorts, and outdoor pavilions, all of which prominently feature bamboo.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thana’s experience has revealed a noticeable gap in the innovative application and preference for local materials among European architects compared to their Thai counterparts. He has observed that numerous architectural designs require specific adaptations to meet the structural and functional demands of bamboo. Noteworthy projects in Thailand Bamboo’s growing portfolio include the Roong Arun School, protective structures of historical sites at Sukhothai Historical Park, including the offices of One Bangkok and Blue Tree Phuket where they worked with the design team at CKP studio, with the focus on the use of bamboo as one of the key materials.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Addressing common misconceptions regarding bamboo’s durability is essential, Thana argues. With advancements in treatment processes, bamboo is now effectively resistant to pests such as termites and ants and is versatile enough for use in building floors, walkways, poolside decks, and structural elements like cladding, columns, beams, and ceilings. He cited the growing global trend toward Scandinavian design, which extensively utilizes wood, noting that there remains a significant preference in Thailand, particularly for synthetic materials, plastics, and stones over natural wood.</span></span></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-104002 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped_JNG_3328-scaled.jpg" alt="Thailand Bamboo" width="1709" height="2560" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped_JNG_3328-scaled.jpg 1709w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped_JNG_3328-200x300.jpg 200w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped_JNG_3328-684x1024.jpg 684w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped_JNG_3328-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped_JNG_3328-1367x2048.jpg 1367w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped_JNG_3328-1000x1498.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped_JNG_3328-600x899.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1709px) 100vw, 1709px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Looking forward, Thana highlighted upcoming innovations in bamboo technology spearheaded by Thailand Bamboo in collaboration with leading Thai universities. These initiatives aim to develop specialized adhesives tailored for bamboo-based constructions and to enhance material standards, particularly regarding fire resistance. Thana is keen to consult with a new generation of architects eager to integrate bamboo into sustainable, functional designs that adeptly respond to both modern living needs and environmental imperatives.</span></span></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-103990" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/JNG_3308-scaled.jpg" alt="Thailand Bamboo" width="2560" height="1709" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/JNG_3308-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/JNG_3308-300x200.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/JNG_3308-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/JNG_3308-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/JNG_3308-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/JNG_3308-1000x668.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/JNG_3308-660x440.jpg 660w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/JNG_3308-373x248.jpg 373w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/JNG_3308-600x401.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></p>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>A conversation with Por Thunwarath, a rising talent in design who enthralled storytelling through the art of print media about the insights of her inspirations and career as a graphic designer.</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1><span style="font-family: boing-bold; font-size: 14pt;">A CONVERSATION WITH POR THUNWARATH, A RISING TALENT IN DESIGN WHO ENTHRALLED STORYTELLING THROUGH THE ART OF PRINT MEDIA ABOUT THE INSIGHTS OF HER INSPIRATIONS AND CAREER AS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER</span></h1>
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<p><span style="font-family: relevant-bold; font-size: 12pt;">TEXT: CHIWIN LAOKETKIT<br />
PHOTO & IMAGE COURTESY OF POR THUNWARATH<br />
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<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 10pt;">(For Thai, press <a href="https://art4d.com/2025/01/por-thunwarath">here)</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I didn’t grow up during the golden era of books, but in the world of readers and book lovers, something tangible—like the tactile charm of film and cinema—still resonates deeply.”</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Living in an era where digital advancements and rapid technologies profoundly impact our existence, Por Thunwarath, or Thunwarath Ngamwongsakollert, a rising talent in design, remains enthralled with storytelling through the art of print media. Her youth, steeped in the realms of fantasy literature and eclectic pursuits, paved her path through the prestigious CommDe program at Chulalongkorn University. This led her to pursue a term abroad at Belgium’s LUCA School of Arts, where she specialized in Graphic Storytelling.</span></span></p>
<div id="attachment_103513" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-103513" class="wp-image-103513 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Hi-I-am-an-Introvert_1_low-res.jpg" alt="Por Thunwarath" width="1500" height="1061" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Hi-I-am-an-Introvert_1_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Hi-I-am-an-Introvert_1_low-res-300x212.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Hi-I-am-an-Introvert_1_low-res-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Hi-I-am-an-Introvert_1_low-res-1000x707.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Hi-I-am-an-Introvert_1_low-res-600x424.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-103513" class="wp-caption-text">Hi, I am an Introvert</p></div>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">During her formative years, her explorations and vibrant use of color and Risograph printing techniques has already allowed her to become one of the designers with works featured at the Bangkok Illustration Fair on two occasions. In 2024, the event relocated its venue to centralwOrld, signifying a pivotal evolution in her career as a graphic designer. Thunwarath was overseeing cover designs for Biblio, Gen Z’s beloved publisher that is behind publications in a variety of genres, from literature and translated Asian novels to psychology, populating the shelves of prominent bookstores and flourishing online, with works such as ‘Cleaning the Dead’s House’, ‘The Strange House 2’, ‘Two Can Keep a Secret’, ‘What My Bones Know’, ‘Bright Night’, and more.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Beyond merely designing book covers, Thunwarath described her broader vision and how she defines herself as a Graphic Storyteller to art4d magazine. Her perspective and approach to storytelling transcends conventional graphic design and illustration, focusing on a more immersive control of narrative and communication. What you are about to read are further insights into her inspirations and the trajectory of her career in design.</span></span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: What first drew you to graphic book design?</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Thunwarath Ngamwongsakollert: </b></span></strong></span><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">I’ve always been an avid reader, especially of fantasy novels and books from Salmon Publishing House that delve into different professions and journeys. I really admired Enfer De Hell’s fantasy cover designs for Sathaporn Publishers. When I was in university, I became fascinated with everything involving printing and paper, which led me to seek out internships specifically at publishing houses. At Biblio, I didn’t start off designing book covers, but I kept asking until I finally got the chance.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">My first cover design was for ‘Cleaning the Dead’s House,’ by the Korean author Kim Wan, a story reminiscent of a Netflix series about clearing the possessions of the deceased. Later, my participation at the Bangkok Illustration Fair led to Amarin approaching me to design a murder mystery cover for Agatha Christie’s Hallowe’en Party. They gave me the freedom to shape the concept and create all the graphics, which was a perfect fit for my style. That project really helped me gain recognition as a cover designer. Currently, I mostly handle cover design at Biblio—reading each book, setting the overall mood and tone for editors, aligning the design direction with the narrative we want to convey, and collaborating with other illustrators.</span></span></span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: We’ve noticed that trees, flowers, and women show up a lot in your work. Why is that?</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">TN</span>:</strong></span> <span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">It’s similar to why so many poems, myths, and fables involve women, trees, flowers, and animals. These elements are deeply connected to human life, and they carry symbolic meanings that most people can easily relate to. During COVID-19, there was a university assignment about exploring the outdoors, even though we couldn’t actually go out. I had a strong urge to climb mountains and trek through forests. Around that time, Chiang Dao Wildlife Sanctuary had just reopened to visitors, so I created a book in lieu of a real visit, making an illustration book of Chiang Dao’s flora.</span></span></span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: It seems that your profile picture on the Bangkok Illustration Fair 2024 website is a vibrant, colorful image of a woman. How did you come up with the idea for this design?</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">TN</span>:</strong></span> <span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">While I was on an exchange program in Belgium, our professor gave us an assignment to convey ‘actions’ without using any text. I ended up creating a short story of two pages, which expanded to the equivalent of four pages. The story, ‘Warming Up,’ shows people spread out along the edge of the pool, while ‘It’s Freezing’ depicts people in the water as a spread-out image on the second page. which is a type of comic. In Thailand, we’re used to comics drawn in panels. I drew on my own experience of going into a swimming pool—being afraid of the cold water, stalling because I didn’t want to get in, showing a bit of steam, then suddenly jumping in. Once I felt how cold it was, I jumped right back out again. We had to use ourselves as the subject, so I chose my own likeness as the character. I also used Risograph printing, which explains the bright colors. Come to think of it, I’ve actually made several pieces featuring women. I even created a semi-zine about two women, which was like a documentary focusing on music and life. I interpreted it as a story about time. I’m really interested in the seasons, and I thought incorporating flowers and the idea of traveling would be an interesting design approach.</span></span></span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: These days, what design processes do you draw from your studies at CommDe and LUCA School of Arts?</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">TN</span>:</strong></span> <span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">I’d say I use just about everything I learned. At CommDe, I studied the design process and how to conceptualize work, including pinpointing the audience I wanted to connect with. That background allows me to experiment with a wide range of drawing styles. While I was a student, I could switch up my concept without needing a single, fixed style. I think I leaned more toward a designer’s mindset, adapting the lines in my drawings. Still, my personal taste in color has mostly remained the same. Initially, I used more muted tones, but once I started designing book covers, I shifted to more striking colors to stand out on bookstore shelves.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">Then, during my exchange program in Belgium—often considered the birthplace of comics—I focused more on illustration than I did at CommDe. I experimented with printmaking and comics, exploring different media and learning research methods. That research aspect was a lot of fun for me. I also got to see artworks in museums that I’d previously only studied in class—pieces tied to art history and contemporary art—and I delved into fine art, which really broadened my perspective. Working with personal feelings there was a bit different from Thailand. When we debated, we focused on ideas, emotions, and viewpoints, rather than whether something looked nice or not, and that was really enjoyable.</span></span></span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: We’ve seen quite a few of your works and recall that students at CommDe usually exhibit their thesis projects before graduation. Given your wide range of interests, what did you end up creating back then?</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">TN</span>:</strong></span> <span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">I created a book and a main exhibition piece focusing on food and women. I wanted it to offer a unique perspective, not just tell an ordinary story. This was partly inspired by my time in Belgium, where I couldn’t find the kinds of food I was accustomed to. I started missing my grandmother’s Chinese herbal stew, which led me to interview her about her recipes. She then mentioned other family members I’d never really spoken to, so I listed all their names and interviewed them too. It turned out everything was interconnected, covering five main themes that tied into various social contexts. The first theme explored how Chinese daughters learn to cook. I reflected on how my grandmother got married at 23, whereas at that age, I was still working on my thesis. I shared these stories very honestly, very personally—other families might recognize similar experiences without realizing it. Interestingly, I completed this thesis even before the release of the popular Thai film, How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies.</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">Another part focused on a female family member of my grandma’s generation who was more focused on the business side of things. Her connection to food extended beyond cooking; she worked in marketing and played a role in introducing the first 7-Up bottle to Thailand. This segment emphasized women’s roles beyond the kitchen. Other perspectives included how food traditions—like <i>mee suah</i> or fried noodles used in Chinese rituals—are passed down. The project was a lot of fun because I got to interview so many people. I created it as a zine, hand-sewn by myself, before exhibiting it at CommDe Creative Walk 2023. Later, I self-published and distributed it. I published them through Amarin Printing & Publishing, with the 2 print runs of 100 copies. It was sold at Vacilando Bookshop and Spacebar Zine, but it is now completely sold out.</span></span></span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: You’ve now exhibited your work twice at the Bangkok Illustration Fair. What was that like?</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">TN</span>:</strong></span> <span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">I got to talk to people who genuinely follow my work. When I only post on Instagram, it feels a bit cold—no one really engages with me that much. But at the Bangkok Illustration Fair, I was able to share my experiences and exchange ideas with people who follow what I do. Sometimes old classmates I hadn’t seen in ten years would show up and say they’d been keeping track of my work all along. It was also a chance to meet new people, and it helped broaden my audience. The first fair was held at BACC, but this year it moved to CentralWorld. I mostly showcased the book covers I’ve designed. Looking back on that first year, it felt a bit random—I was just showing a mix of my university projects. But the second time around, I combined the book covers with pieces from my original thesis.</span></span></span></p>
<div id="attachment_103572" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-103572" class="wp-image-103572 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Everyone_Mockup_Beat-03_low-res.jpg" alt="" width="1500" height="1500" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Everyone_Mockup_Beat-03_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Everyone_Mockup_Beat-03_low-res-300x300.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Everyone_Mockup_Beat-03_low-res-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Everyone_Mockup_Beat-03_low-res-250x250.jpg 250w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Everyone_Mockup_Beat-03_low-res-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Everyone_Mockup_Beat-03_low-res-660x660.jpg 660w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Everyone_Mockup_Beat-03_low-res-373x373.jpg 373w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Everyone_Mockup_Beat-03_low-res-600x600.jpg 600w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Everyone_Mockup_Beat-03_low-res-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-103572" class="wp-caption-text">Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone</p></div>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: How do you see the direction of your own design work, and are there any projects you’d like to pursue in the future?</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">TN</span>:</strong></span> <span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">I think it’ll keep changing over time because I’ve only just started working full-time at a publishing house. There’s still a lot for me to learn, and I want to expand my reach so that people with different styles can find my work. I’ve tried designing covers in genres other than mystery and crime. For example, there’s a book called ‘Bright Night,’ which deals with social issues and women facing oppression. Deep down, I’d love to try more fantasy designs, though I’m not sure I’d be any good at it, given that it usually focuses heavily on characters.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">As for my personal projects, I’d really like to create a picture book—but maybe not strictly for children. I’m a fan of Jimmy Liao, the Taiwanese artist whose picture books have a somewhat more mature tone. Right now, I just don’t have the time. I’ve been thinking of making a zine about animals. I once joined a trip organized by The Cloud to observe zookeepers at Khao Kheow Open Zoo. We went into the safari area styled like Africa, riding in a pickup truck while ostriches ran alongside us. It made me realize how demanding being a zookeeper really is—it’s physically tough, dangerous, and the pay is surprisingly low. When we went inside the animal enclosures, we saw how the animals live day to day. Each one is like a pet, with its own personality. The staff even give them nicknames because each animal has unique quirks. We also saw how they work on conservation and care for special species—like how they lift a massive hippo or how they handle a giraffe’s remains. There was also a discussion about animal extinction. One staff member caught a toad and explained its poisonous spot, noting that it only secretes toxins if provoked. There’s so much I want to share about zoos, but once ‘Moo Deng’ went viral, my enthusiasm dipped a bit because I’d been following it so closely. If I do end up making that zine, I’d like to revisit the animals, talk to the zookeepers again, and do more extensive research on the subject.</span></span></span></p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1><span style="font-family: boing-bold; font-size: 14pt;">SEEK INTO A CONVERSATION WITH A.YA.YOI, AN ILLUSTRATOR WHOSE SIGNATURE STYLE IS DEFINED BY CHARACTERS WITH DISPROPORTIONATELY SMALL HEADS AND LARGE BODIES; THE PALETTE IS DELIBERATELY VIBRANT AND BOLD, GIVING THEM A FRIENDLY AND FASHIONISTA</span></h1>
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<p><span style="font-family: relevant-bold; font-size: 12pt;">TEXT: KASIMOL TEERAVORAVONG<br />
PHOTO & IMAGE COURTESY OF A.YA.YOI</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 10pt;">(For Thai, press <a href="https://art4d.com/2024/12/a-ya-yoi">here)</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> At the recent Bangkok Illustration Fair (BKKIF) 2024 event, the striking sight of a girl with orange hair, a petite head perched atop a generously sized body, and vibrant pink skin caught the attention of many attendees. This imaginative figure is the brainchild of Oil–Donnaya Tanpattamadilok, who goes by the moniker A.YA.YOI.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">art4d caught up with her to learn more about the story behind the unusual name. Donnaya explained that her artist’s moniker traces back to her high school years when she and her friends began experimenting by removing the vowels from her Thai nickname, ‘ออยล์’ (Oil). The spark for this playful reworking came from realizing she shared the same nickname as a senior, prompting a friend to suggest adding extra vowels instead. Thus, ‘A.YA.YOI’ was born—a name that carries a hint of a Japanese lilt while capturing the cheerful energy at the heart of her art. Donnaya has used it as her artist’s pen name ever since.</span></span></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-103199 aligncenter" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1_Profile.png" alt="A.Ya.Yoi" width="2048" height="2048" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1_Profile.png 2048w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1_Profile-300x300.png 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1_Profile-1024x1024.png 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1_Profile-250x250.png 250w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1_Profile-1536x1536.png 1536w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1_Profile-1000x1000.png 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1_Profile-660x660.png 660w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1_Profile-373x373.png 373w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1_Profile-600x600.png 600w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/1_Profile-100x100.png 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px" /></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: Could you tell us how you first became interested in drawing or illustration? What inspired you to pursue this field?</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">Donnaya Tanpattamadilok</span>:</strong></span> <span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">I’ve actually loved drawing ever since I was a child. Back in kindergarten, my classmates would compliment my drawings, which made me excited every time we had art class or homework. I felt I was better at it than anything else, and it amazed me that I could capture what I saw by just using a single pencil. When I reached secondary school, I began taking drawing more seriously, but the school I attended didn’t have an art program. Then a friend suggested I try for the admissions exam at Satit Pasarnmit Demonstration School (Secondary) (Design Major), so I transferred there and chose to major in Design.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">Whenever I went to tutoring sessions on weekends, I would stop by a bookstore afterward and spend time in the illustration section, which felt like a second home. Some of the standout illustrators and cartoonists back then were Munin Saiprasart, Art Jeeno, The Duang, jungsnrk–Supitcha Senarak, and the Taiwanese artist Jimmy Liao. Seeing their work, I wondered how they could convey such profound stories with just a handful of words and a few illustrations. I was stunned that a single image could move someone so deeply—could one drawing really make me cry?</span></span></span></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-103173 aligncenter" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Happiness-is-all-around
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<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">That realization became my inspiration. I wanted my own drawings to tell stories that might resonate with people’s experiences while leaving room for different interpretations. Another reason I chose this path is that I’m not very good at speaking; I have these complex thoughts in my head but rarely feel brave enough to express them. Drawing has become my way of sharing what I can’t easily put into words.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">Later on, at university, I pursued a Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Communication Design at the Faculty of Decorative Arts, Silpakorn University. This really let me dive deep into the worlds of both design and illustration. After I graduated, I started getting commissioned work and even my friends would ask me to draw for them. I found out that people really connected with my illustrations, and seeing that my art could bring such personal joy to others has been incredibly rewarding.</span></span></span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: What defines the unique style of A.YA.YOI’s illustrations?</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">DT</span>:</strong></span> <span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">My signature style is defined by characters with disproportionately small heads and large bodies, giving them a friendly and fashion-forward appearance, like a fashionista. This stems from my love of fashion, and such scale of the characters allows me to play with oversized bodies and feet, which leads to similarly enlarged outfits, offering ample space for intricate clothing details. People often ask if I draw myself, and in a sense, I do (laughs). However, the character also has its own identity. I named her ‘Party.’ I chose not to use my own name because ‘Party’ captures the essence of vibrancy and brightness. She sports orange hair, which was inspired by a phase when I wanted to dye my own hair that color, and her skin is a playful pink instead of a traditional flesh tone. It’s all a reflection of my personal tastes. Another character, ‘Mavinty,’ was the first I ever created, born out of a need to express something during a stressful time. Its imperfection is evident—one eye bulges slightly—but it carries a liberating quality, offering reassurance that imperfection is acceptable. There’s also a quirky purple flower with eyes, adding an unconventional and cool touch. These elements have become staples in my work, establishing a recognizable signature on my page.</span></span></span></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-103200 aligncenter" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4_A.YA_.YOI_-scaled.jpg" alt="A.Ya.Yoi" width="1959" height="2560" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4_A.YA_.YOI_-scaled.jpg 1959w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4_A.YA_.YOI_-230x300.jpg 230w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4_A.YA_.YOI_-783x1024.jpg 783w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4_A.YA_.YOI_-1175x1536.jpg 1175w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4_A.YA_.YOI_-1567x2048.jpg 1567w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4_A.YA_.YOI_-1000x1307.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4_A.YA_.YOI_-600x784.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1959px) 100vw, 1959px" /></p>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">My palette is deliberately vibrant and bold, inspired by a time when I was feeling burned out and dissatisfied with everything I created. I turned to punch needle embroidery, which offered a limited color selection. I ended up using those colors as a starting point to develop palettes in Procreate. The result was surprisingly delightful—bold and satisfying. It might seem like they wouldn’t work together, but they do. I’ve even dared to use black, despite being advised during drawing tutorials that black could make artwork appear harsh. But I use it when I want a piece to look cool.</span></span></span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: How has your work evolved over time, and what directions do you see it taking in the future?</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">DT</span>:</strong></span> <span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">In the beginning, my work was very much rooted in realism, drawing directly from life. However, the more I learned, the more my approach has evolved to focus more on composition and symbolic interpretation, considering how various elements within a single image can engage and intrigue viewers. A significant turning point in my development came during my thesis, where I experimented with concepts I had long wanted to explore. This period was enriched by extensive feedback from my professors, who pushed me to refine and expand my techniques. It allowed me to learn more than the previous three years of my entire educational journey. What I thought was good, they showed me how it could be better, where it might be improved, and what was potentially missing. Things that I wouldn’t have known if I didn’t try doing firsthand.</span></span></span></p>
<div id="attachment_103201" style="width: 1546px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-103201" class="wp-image-103201 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/viscom_04610086_2.jpeg" alt="A.Ya.Yoi" width="1536" height="2126" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/viscom_04610086_2.jpeg 1536w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/viscom_04610086_2-217x300.jpeg 217w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/viscom_04610086_2-740x1024.jpeg 740w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/viscom_04610086_2-1110x1536.jpeg 1110w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/viscom_04610086_2-1480x2048.jpeg 1480w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/viscom_04610086_2-1000x1384.jpeg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/viscom_04610086_2-600x830.jpeg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px" /><p id="caption-attachment-103201" class="wp-caption-text">thesis</p></div>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">Looking forward, I am excited about the possibilities still to explore. My aspirations are beginning to materialize more and more, as evidenced this year by opportunities like organizing the ‘Cherry Heart Exhibition’ at Union Mall, illustrating the book ‘Because Good Hearts and Cherries Are Yours’ for Spring Books, and engaging in commercial collaborations that include designing earrings and book illustrations. I also created the key visual for the EP ‘Chan Cha La’ by the artist SARAN. Each project is a link in a chain of creative expression, rooted in ensuring that my style resonates with the needs of clients who appreciate and seek out my unique artistic voice.</span></span></span></p>
<div id="attachment_103151" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-103151" class="wp-image-103151 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/earikaxA.YA_.YOI_low-res.jpg" alt="A.Ya.Yoi" width="1500" height="1500" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/earikaxA.YA_.YOI_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/earikaxA.YA_.YOI_low-res-300x300.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/earikaxA.YA_.YOI_low-res-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/earikaxA.YA_.YOI_low-res-250x250.jpg 250w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/earikaxA.YA_.YOI_low-res-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/earikaxA.YA_.YOI_low-res-660x660.jpg 660w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/earikaxA.YA_.YOI_low-res-373x373.jpg 373w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/earikaxA.YA_.YOI_low-res-600x600.jpg 600w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/earikaxA.YA_.YOI_low-res-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-103151" class="wp-caption-text">earika x A.YA.YOI</p></div>
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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: What significance does participating in BKKIF 2024 hold for you? What do you expect from showcasing your work at this particular event?</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">DT</span>:</strong></span> <span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">I’ve been eagerly submitting my artwork to BKKIF every year since it first started. Getting accepted this year feels incredibly rewarding because it shows that people recognize how much my work has grown. This platform dramatically increases the visibility of my art, drawing interest not just from organizations and institutions but also from individual art enthusiasts. Sometimes, even someone just wandering by might pause to look, and just like that, I might gain a new follower who connects with my work. It’s also a fantastic opportunity to beef up my professional portfolio.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">I’m really hoping that this exposure will open doors to more recognition and collaborative projects that will help my art evolve and reach new heights.<br />
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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: Do you consider yourself successful? How do you envision the future of your illustration career?</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">DT</span>:</strong></span> <span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">In terms of chasing my dreams, I’d say yes, I’ve found success. Organizing exhibitions and having the book I designed the covers and illustrations selling nationwide are definitely high points for me. However, making a stable living from this is another story. Freelancing is full of ups and downs, with work sometimes being unpredictable. To keep going and create quality work, I rely heavily on a strong network that helps me stay afloat and continue crafting. Maintaining top-notch quality in my work and building trust that leads to recommendations are absolutely essential.</span></span></span></p>
<div id="attachment_103152" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-103152" class="wp-image-103152 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/เพราะหัวใจดีๆและเชอร์รีเป็นของเธอ_low-res.jpg" alt="" width="1500" height="1500" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/เพราะหัวใจดีๆและเชอร์รีเป็นของเธอ_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/เพราะหัวใจดีๆและเชอร์รีเป็นของเธอ_low-res-300x300.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/เพราะหัวใจดีๆและเชอร์รีเป็นของเธอ_low-res-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/เพราะหัวใจดีๆและเชอร์รีเป็นของเธอ_low-res-250x250.jpg 250w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/เพราะหัวใจดีๆและเชอร์รีเป็นของเธอ_low-res-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/เพราะหัวใจดีๆและเชอร์รีเป็นของเธอ_low-res-660x660.jpg 660w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/เพราะหัวใจดีๆและเชอร์รีเป็นของเธอ_low-res-373x373.jpg 373w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/เพราะหัวใจดีๆและเชอร์รีเป็นของเธอ_low-res-600x600.jpg 600w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/เพราะหัวใจดีๆและเชอร์รีเป็นของเธอ_low-res-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-103152" class="wp-caption-text">illustrating the book ‘Because Good Hearts and Cherries Are Yours’ for Springbooks</p></div>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">After graduating, I briefly tried a regular office job for three months but quickly realized it wasn’t for me. My heart was set on being an artist. I’ve been drawing for years, but only in the last year have I fully committed to making a career out of illustration. Now that I’ve finally hit my stride, I’m excited to see where this path takes me, hopeful for the new opportunities and adventures it will bring.</span></span></span></p>
<div id="attachment_103197" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-103197" class="wp-image-103197 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CC7C74A5-365B-4E36-A662-2515858D0423_1_201_a_low-res-1.jpg" alt="A.Ya.Yoi" width="1500" height="1500" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CC7C74A5-365B-4E36-A662-2515858D0423_1_201_a_low-res-1.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CC7C74A5-365B-4E36-A662-2515858D0423_1_201_a_low-res-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CC7C74A5-365B-4E36-A662-2515858D0423_1_201_a_low-res-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CC7C74A5-365B-4E36-A662-2515858D0423_1_201_a_low-res-1-250x250.jpg 250w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CC7C74A5-365B-4E36-A662-2515858D0423_1_201_a_low-res-1-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CC7C74A5-365B-4E36-A662-2515858D0423_1_201_a_low-res-1-660x660.jpg 660w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CC7C74A5-365B-4E36-A662-2515858D0423_1_201_a_low-res-1-373x373.jpg 373w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CC7C74A5-365B-4E36-A662-2515858D0423_1_201_a_low-res-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CC7C74A5-365B-4E36-A662-2515858D0423_1_201_a_low-res-1-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-103197" class="wp-caption-text">Cherry Heart Exhibition</p></div>
<div id="attachment_103155" style="width: 1468px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-103155" class="wp-image-103155 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DSC_2399_low-res.jpg" alt="A.Ya.Yoi" width="1458" height="973" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DSC_2399_low-res.jpg 1458w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DSC_2399_low-res-300x200.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DSC_2399_low-res-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DSC_2399_low-res-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DSC_2399_low-res-660x440.jpg 660w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DSC_2399_low-res-373x248.jpg 373w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DSC_2399_low-res-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1458px) 100vw, 1458px" /><p id="caption-attachment-103155" class="wp-caption-text">Cherry Heart Exhibition</p></div>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: How do you see the future of work in illustration? Are there any trends or changes you’ve noticed in this field?</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">DT</span>:</strong></span> <span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">In the world of illustration, trends fluctuate between mainstream and niche, depending on how they’re applied. Unlike art toys or fine art, which can see swift and significant market-driven price changes, the pace of change in illustration is more gradual. Despite the rise of AI in image creation, I still believe that handcrafted artworks hold a unique value that AI can’t match—they have a soul and a distinctiveness that’s unmistakably human. While AI can be a useful tool for streamlining some tasks, relying on it to create entire images can feel off to those of us who value the traditional touch.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">Lately, I’ve noticed a significant increase in the appreciation for illustration. My own experiences at various exhibitions confirm that the industry is growing robustly. More and more people are recognizing the value of illustrations and are keen to use them in their projects. I’m really hopeful about the future of our field, as long as we continue to push the boundaries of our craft and stay engaged.</span></span></span></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-103165 aligncenter" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_5138_low-res.jpg" alt="A.Ya.Yoi" width="1500" height="1500" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_5138_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_5138_low-res-300x300.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_5138_low-res-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_5138_low-res-250x250.jpg 250w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_5138_low-res-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_5138_low-res-660x660.jpg 660w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_5138_low-res-373x373.jpg 373w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_5138_low-res-600x600.jpg 600w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_5138_low-res-100x100.jpg 100w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: For those looking to enter the field of illustration, what advice would you give them?</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">DT</span>:</strong></span> <span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">To anyone dreaming of a career in illustration, my advice is simple: keep pushing forward. Keep creating and seek out opportunities that feel true to who you are. Persistence is key—you’ll eventually find your groove, the place where you feel completely in your element. It’s like connecting the dots; you may not see the full picture immediately, but each piece brings you closer to where you want to be. A former teacher once told me, “You might not like what you draw today, but keep drawing. It could be your hundredth or thousandth sketch that you finally fall in love with.” Once you hit that sweet spot, others will start to recognize and appreciate your work too. And remember, networking is crucial—today’s acquaintances could be tomorrow’s clients (laugh).</span></span></span></p>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Talk with Natthapat Dissorn, a Thai artist-slash-farmer, owner of the page and pen name 'Mr. Krang and George,’ who conveys Thai-inspired dark fantasy through 'A Long Folklore'.</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1><span style="font-family: boing-bold; font-size: 14pt;">TALK WITH NATTHAPAT DISSORN, A THAI ARTIST-SLASH-FARMER, OWNER OF THE PAGE AND PEN NAME ‘MR. KRANG AND GEORGE,’ WHO CONVEYS THAI-INSPIRED DARK FANTASY THROUGH ‘A LONG FOLKLORE’</span></h1>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">‘Mr. Krang and George’ serves double duty: it’s both the name of a Facebook page and the pen name adopted by the Thai artist-slash-farmer Boy Natthapat Dissorn—hereafter simply referred to as Mr. Krang. He is currently holding a solo show called ‘A Long Folklore’ at Joyman Gallery in Bangkok’s Samran Rat neighborhood, curated by Suphita Charoenwattanamongkol (Podduang). This is not Mr. Krang’s first solo exhibition, nor is it his first collaboration with this particular curator. However, it’s the very first exhibition to showcase an ensemble of demons, monsters, enigmatic deities, and distortions of human behavior—elements that have earned the Mr. Krang page significant recognition on social media and steadily increased his following.</span></span></p>
<div id="attachment_103220" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-103220" class="wp-image-103220 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/3W2A9907_low-res.jpg" alt="" width="1500" height="844" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/3W2A9907_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/3W2A9907_low-res-300x169.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/3W2A9907_low-res-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/3W2A9907_low-res-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/3W2A9907_low-res-600x338.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-103220" class="wp-caption-text">A Long Folklore exhibition (2024) | Photo: Ketsiree Wongwan</p></div>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don’t let the word ‘folklore’ in the title trick you into expecting a pastel-hued, feel-good children’s story with a neat moral at the end. art4d’s recent conversation with both Mr. Krang and Podduang didn’t reveal everything, but it offered more than enough to probe beneath the surface and ease some of the lingering questions surrounding the origins of this distinct work of Thai-inspired dark fantasy, its intended trajectory, and what it’s trying to say. So if you’re ready to dive in, consider this your formal introduction to Mr. Krang, Podduang, and the expansive narrative realm of this long folklore, starting with the next paragraph.</span></span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>Artist and Farmer</b></span></span></h2>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: One of the most intriguing aspects of Mr. Krang—beyond his distinctive line work and inventive character designs—is that he is one of the very few Thai artists who also happens to be a bona fide farmer. And no, we’re not talking about a cutesy backyard vegetable patch cultivated solely for content creation and social media likes.</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">Mr. Krang and George</span>:</strong></span> <span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">After I finished my master’s degree at Silpakorn University, I took a full-time lecturer position at Bunditpatanasilpa Institute—the same university where I completed my undergraduate studies. I spent four years there, teaching painting to second- and third-year students. This was right when COVID-19 was hitting hard, and at some point, I decided to get away from it all by going back home to Surat Thani. I ended up staying for over a month.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">My family has a rubber plantation back home, and at that time they’d decided to uproot all the fungus-infected rubber trees and replace them with something else. I’d been around long enough for my mom to realize I could actually stick it out there. She suggested I move back permanently to help grow cocoa, bananas, and durians—starting completely from scratch. I said yes, but first I wanted to finish my last teaching term in Bangkok. After wrapping that up, I settled into a whole new life, something I’d never experienced while living in the city. At the orchard, our routine is simple: we work from about 7:30 to 9:30 in the morning, then take a long break before starting up again around 4:30 to 6:00 in the evening. It’s a cycle we follow every day because of the heat. It’s peaceful, and I don’t have to deal with people the way I did when I was teaching. I don’t feel worn out, and I still have time to make art.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m involved in every step of the process: planting cocoa, taking it out of the seedling bags, placing it into the soil. Working this way makes me focus on what needs doing and take responsibility—for both the family’s work and my own. Of course, there are times when I’ve got tight deadlines for my art. Occasionally, I have to ease up on orchard work to meet them, and sometimes I’ve gotten so absorbed in my art that it caused issues. Eventually, I had to structure my life better—no more late nights or letting things slide. Now I paint during my downtime, between 9:30 and 4:30, when we’re not out in the orchard.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Before all this, I was living in Bangkok, juggling teaching and art. I was afraid that if I left the city, I’d lose my opportunities to make a name for myself as an artist. But when I ran away from COVID and settled back home, I still had exhibitions lined up with Podduang—like the ‘Land Owner’ show at Joyman Gallery in 2022—and that made me realize I wasn’t actually missing out on opportunities I once feared. With modern communication and shipping, I can still create and exhibit my work from a distance. Being far away isn’t the roadblock I once imagined it being.</span></span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>Mr. Krang and George</b></span></span></h2>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: ‘</b><b>Mr. Krang and George’ </b><b> isn’t just some random moniker: it’s the pen name </b><b>Mr. Krang</b><b> chose for himself, as well as the title of the page he founded, both rooted in the personality he carried way back in his student days. His classmates knew him by his signature swagger, a sort of everyday bravado that’s since become a defining trait. Then there’s Friend George, a homegrown Thai canine character whipped up by </b><b>Mr. Krang</b><b> as a trusty sidekick—someone to help him navigate the less desirable twists of fate they’d face together. These two lead characters form the core narrative of a long-running, silent comic—no dialogue, no sound effects—just visuals charting their attempts to overcome obstacles, side by side. After all these years, that very comic has becoming a key component of ‘A Long Folklore,’ </b><strong>the exhibition.</strong></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b>KG:</b></span> I’ve been running the page since 2013, calling it ‘Mr. Krang and George’ from the get-go. Back then, I used to draw this dark-skinned character wearing a green or blue plaid sarong, a look that had been my signature since my student days. The page was simply a space to let all the random ideas in my head spill out. Over time, as I began my master’s studies, I started honing both my craft and the way I thought about art. I worked on the page alongside my thesis, but the content I posted and my academic work were two separate things. At the time, what I learned from my thesis hadn’t yet influenced what I was creating for the page.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">My master’s thesis explored the theme of inequality. I created an installation from MDF wood cut into the shapes of various animals. I was drawn to metaphors back then, using ordinary creatures to make statements about inequality. And it wasn’t just political—inequality emerges in every corner of life. It often stems from caring too deeply about something or from what lies deep within our own hearts.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">At first, I didn’t fully bring the insights from my thesis into my online content, but ideas were starting to seep in, even if not immediately obvious. As I kept going, all the knowledge I’d amassed since my art school days at the College of Fine Arts slowly resurfaced. That mindset I’d had during my master’s—where I tried to make my work look ‘cool’ and ‘clever’—started to feel unnatural. So I began asking myself, What am I really good at? I knew I had solid drawing skills, a knack for working with color, a particular way of thinking, and a fondness for metaphors. Then I thought, Why not channel all of that into telling ghost stories as well?</span></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>The Ghosts and </b><b>BERSERK<span style="font-family: rm-regular;"><sup>1</sup></span></b></span></span></h2>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: </b><b>The subject matter </b><b>Mr. Krang</b><b> selected for his page, which eventually evolved into this exhibition, emerged from a natural outpouring of ideas. It began with ghosts and Pretas (a spirit said to represent someone who committed grave sins in life, known for its towering, emaciated form and elongated limbs), introducing viewers to ‘</b><b>Mr. Krang and George</b><b>,’ and subsequently drawing a wide array of reactions from audiences in Thailand and beyond.</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b>KG:</b></span> While I was working on my animal-themed pieces at home, I often listened to ‘The Ghost,’ a popular online talk show where people called in to share their supernatural encounters with the host, Jack, and his listeners. The more I tuned in, the more vividly these ghostly figures took shape in my mind. I’d actually been sketching them for about six years, though I hadn’t been updating the page regularly. After my previous exhibition ended, the stories from Jack’s program were still echoing in my thoughts. I needed to let those ghosts out onto the page. I wasn’t worried about what people would think. The Mr. Krang page is basically my portfolio—just a place to show what I’m already creating—so I started drawing ghosts.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">I began with the Krasue (a female ghost from Thai folklore known for her floating head and dangling entrails). Following a kind of common approach, I started by sketching from references of elderly women and studied human anatomy. I even made a digital collage beforehand to ensure I got the proportions right. Once I posted it, I noticed a surge in engagement. For my next piece, I depicted a Preta. The response was massive: shares and comments poured in by the hundreds each day, which truly surprised me. Some viewers compared my work to BERSERK, Vagabond<span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular;"><sup>2</sup></span></span>, and Elden Ring. I hadn’t intended to mirror any particular style, but I could understand why they saw those influences.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">BERSERK made a huge impression on me. I knew nothing about the manga until after I finished my bachelor’s degree. A younger classmate, familiar with my casual comic sketches, suggested my line work resembled BERSERK and handed me a copy. After looking through it, I felt it wasn’t similar at all—BERSERK’s intensity was on another level. Each page blew my mind: the lines, the compositions, everything was extraordinary. I can’t replicate what that artist achieved.</span></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: </b><b>Although some might think of BERSERK upon seeing his work, for me, the pieces in this exhibition feel more akin to Vagabond, the manga by Takehiko Inoue (creator of SLAM DUNK) that reimagines Miyamoto Musashi, the legendary Japanese samurai.</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b>KG:</b></span> Vagabond, especially in its later volumes, is breathtaking—a true masterpiece. I keep copies and flip through them, studying how Inoue draws trees and leaves. In these more recent pieces, I can sense a hint of Vagabond’s influence lingering in my work. Still, they retain a distinctly Thai essence.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-103225" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/462650054_916504423526005_7871144536792735815_n_edit.jpg" alt="" width="960" height="671" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/462650054_916504423526005_7871144536792735815_n_edit.jpg 960w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/462650054_916504423526005_7871144536792735815_n_edit-300x210.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/462650054_916504423526005_7871144536792735815_n_edit-600x419.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px" /></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">I think this style of drawing achieves its fullest depth when executed with a pen. I started with PIGMA pens and had been using them consistently until I began creating Krasue ghost illustrations on eye-care paper. I never considered using a brush; I had tried once before and found it nearly impossible to control. Although I experimented with alternating between brush and pen—which produced some pleasing results—certain details simply couldn’t be realized that way. When I first began drawing the Krasue, I had only a ballpoint pen and a stack of A4 paper at home, so I committed myself fully to using just the pen.</span></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>Mr. Krang</b><b> and Sister Podduang</b></span></span></h2>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: This exhibition is distinctly divided into two parts. The first features an installation of original manuscripts from the ‘</b><b>Mr. Krang and George’ </b><b> comics, which the artist had accumulated. Copies are displayed in the exhibition’s first section, and the manuscripts are compiled into a comic booklet titled ‘1 Baht.’ The second part showcases line art rendered in pen, watercolor, and acrylic across various materials and sizes. The works range from pieces familiar to those who follow the artist’s Facebook page to entirely new, unseen creations.</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b>KG:</b></span> Once I started drawing pretas, I just kept going, building a collection over time. In that first year, I poured out everything lingering in my mind as I listened to ‘The Ghost.’ Eventually, I moved beyond mere ghosts—like when I conceived the idea of a ‘Preta Monk,’ applying artistic concepts to push the work in more creative directions. We need not limit ourselves solely to ghosts. As I continued listening, it struck me that people are often more terrifying than any spirit—the human mind can cast spells, manipulate souls. Human nature is far more frightening. I was merely purging what was stuck in my head, and as I did, the work evolved, allowing new concepts to enter. Ultimately, it ceased to be just about ghosts. I returned to the character of Mr. Krang, though I no longer depicted myself as him. Instead, I separated the narrative into a silent comic—Mr. Krang 1 Baht (the first volume). This story is not finished; there will be 2 Baht, 3 Baht, 4 Baht volumes to come.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the beginning, I drew only what existed in my own thoughts. Later, I began illustrating visions sparked by podcasts. As I listened, images emerged—distortions of the human psyche—that I felt compelled to sketch. I grew bold enough to move beyond the contextless depiction of ghosts. I started drawing scenarios born not just of human thoughts and minds, but of their deeds and intentions. I chose to focus on humanity. I blended the ghostly and monstrous aspects of mental states with human narratives. Drawing upon my background and education, I moved beyond the purely spectral. Humans harbor ghosts within themselves; they possess monstrous qualities. So, I decided to explore humans rather than straightforward ghosts, merging human elements into another form. It’s nothing new; it already exists within us.</span></span></p>
<div id="attachment_103070" style="width: 1135px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-103070" class="wp-image-103070 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/333112059_1576400726190879_3222017348592534943_n_low-res.jpg" alt="Mr. Krang and George" width="1125" height="1500" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/333112059_1576400726190879_3222017348592534943_n_low-res.jpg 1125w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/333112059_1576400726190879_3222017348592534943_n_low-res-225x300.jpg 225w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/333112059_1576400726190879_3222017348592534943_n_low-res-768x1024.jpg 768w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/333112059_1576400726190879_3222017348592534943_n_low-res-1000x1333.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/333112059_1576400726190879_3222017348592534943_n_low-res-600x800.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px" /><p id="caption-attachment-103070" class="wp-caption-text">Ghost Dimension (2023), a collaboration with Korean artists at PlaceMAK BKK</p></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Two years ago, I had a show at River City. By then, I had a concept and a substantial body of work. I brought it to Podduang and essentially pitched my idea. We kept in touch, and if she needed me to prove what I could do, I was ready. Once she gave me the green light, I went home and it was like flipping a switch—no longer limiting myself to ghosts. From this point onward, I decided that I will draw everything.</span></span></p>
<h2><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">art4d: Supita Charoenwattanamongkol, the exhibition’s curator—whom Mr. Krang affectionately refers to as ‘Sister Podduang’—shared her perspective on working with an artist who is also an orchard farmer, and how this dual role shapes the experience in ways that differ from collaborations with other artists.</span></strong></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Supita Charoenwattanamongkol:</strong></span> As a gallery, working with Mr. Krang is distinctive and uniquely individual in many aspects, starting with his dual role as an artist and an actual fruit grower. He manages his time extremely well. Many other people might struggle to keep their work contemporary, or might even abandon it altogether.</span></span></p>
<div id="attachment_103086" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-103086" class="wp-image-103086 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C10029-1_low-res.jpg" alt="Mr. Krang and George" width="1500" height="1089" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C10029-1_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C10029-1_low-res-300x218.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C10029-1_low-res-1024x743.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C10029-1_low-res-1000x726.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C10029-1_low-res-600x436.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-103086" class="wp-caption-text">Sculptures in the Temple (2024) Technique: Watercolor on Fabriano paper</p></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">One thing that sets him apart is the information—or rather, the content—underpinning his work. The surreal quality woven into each piece springs from deep local roots and symbolic elements, all fully realized in his art. He has always stayed true to and never wavered from this approach. Moreover, these local origins and folk elements translate remarkably well to an international audience. They are perceived as surreal, pop-surreal, and contemporary, rather than mired in traditional forms. There’s a definite departure here, a striking originality.</span></span></p>
<div id="attachment_103092" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-103092" class="wp-image-103092 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11064-1_low-res.jpg" alt="Mr. Krang and George" width="1500" height="717" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11064-1_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11064-1_low-res-300x143.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11064-1_low-res-1024x489.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11064-1_low-res-1000x478.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11064-1_low-res-600x287.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-103092" class="wp-caption-text">Solar Eclipse (2024) Technique: Oil painting on canvas</p></div>
<div id="attachment_103075" style="width: 1930px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-103075" class="wp-image-103075 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_2229-scaled.jpeg" alt="Mr. Krang and George" width="1920" height="2560" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_2229-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_2229-225x300.jpeg 225w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_2229-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_2229-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_2229-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_2229-1000x1333.jpeg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/IMG_2229-600x800.jpeg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /><p id="caption-attachment-103075" class="wp-caption-text">A comic book cover, A Long Folklore, titled ‘1 Baht.’ (2024)</p></div>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: </b><b>What follows are just a few selected hints, carefully chosen so as not to spoil the exhibition too much. They show that each painting </b><b>Mr. Krang</b><b> creates isn’t just drawn for the sake of drawing. Each piece is born of his need to express what he absorbs from the news, information, and experiences around him. This aligns with Supita’s remarks about what makes </b><b>Mr. Krang</b><b> so unique, echoing what he himself explained to us about his works.</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b>KG: </b></span>Take, for example, the piece called Sawasdee Pi Mangkon (‘Happy Year of the Dragon’). It’s my commentary on Chinese capital. Here, pretas (hungry ghosts) are cosplaying as dragons, with celestial beings providing support from above. I use pretas to represent humans consumed by greed—those who, after death, become these cursed spirits. I drew this at the beginning of the year and then continued creating more pieces. Another example is Chang Pralard (‘Strange Elephant’), which started with a mental image that I then sketched onto brown paper. This strange elephant is inspired by the white elephant and the Erawan Elephant. Since it exists, it becomes necessary. We don’t really know what form of protection or preservation they’re engaging in. It arises from multiple deities merging to become the Erawan Elephant. This elephant image does not judge whether something is evil. Its appearance may be frightening, but that doesn’t mean it’s inherently bad</span></span></p>
<div id="attachment_103085" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-103085" class="wp-image-103085 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C10025-1_low-res.jpg" alt="Mr. Krang and George" width="1500" height="1026" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C10025-1_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C10025-1_low-res-300x205.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C10025-1_low-res-1024x700.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C10025-1_low-res-1000x684.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C10025-1_low-res-600x410.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-103085" class="wp-caption-text">Sawasdee Pi Mangkon (Happy Year of the Dragon) (2024) Technique: Drawing on Fabriano paper</p></div>
<div id="attachment_103088" style="width: 948px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-103088" class="wp-image-103088 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11054_low-res.jpg" alt="Mr. Krang and George" width="938" height="1500" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11054_low-res.jpg 938w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11054_low-res-188x300.jpg 188w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11054_low-res-640x1024.jpg 640w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11054_low-res-600x959.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px" /><p id="caption-attachment-103088" class="wp-caption-text">The Ghost’s Lottery Tips (2024) Technique: Acrylic on canvas</p></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The inspiration for this piece comes from the black-chinned tilapia. Humans have done so many things to it, destroying its ecosystem and inflicting heavy harm on other living creatures. As I delved deeper, I discovered people exploiting these creatures in unnatural ways—there’s a stench of greed, a desire to sell, invest, and reap profit at others’ expense. I wondered, what form should represent this idea? In a flash, I imagined a goldfish with a mouth like a suction tube, resembling an anus. The idea started in my mind before it took shape. This piece required no sketch; I painted directly on the canvas. It’s essentially a blend of hideousness, though I’ve softened it somewhat.</span></span></p>
<div id="attachment_103090" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-103090" class="wp-image-103090 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11060-1_low-res.jpg" alt="Mr. Krang and George" width="1500" height="1200" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11060-1_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11060-1_low-res-300x240.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11060-1_low-res-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11060-1_low-res-1000x800.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11060-1_low-res-600x480.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-103090" class="wp-caption-text">A Preta Gliding Through the Sky (2024) Technique: Acrylic on canvas</p></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">As for the painting of the Vemanikapretas<span style="font-family: rm-regular;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><sup>3 </sup></span></span>, I drew inspiration partly from how Attack on Titan<span style="font-family: rm-regular;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><sup>4</sup></span></span> presents various types of Titans: the Beast Titan, the Armored Titan, and so forth. In Tribhumi cosmology, each category of preta is tied to specific karma—each deed leads to a particular type of preta, from powerful, high-level ones down to those in hellish realms. I got the idea from a ghost story program about a grandfather who was a judge. Within his family, everyone believed he was a good man, yet after his death, evil spirits tormented the household. Investigations suggested that, although he seemed good at home, he committed many terrible deeds outside, and the karmic consequences eventually affected other family members.</span></span></p>
<div id="attachment_103089" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-103089" class="wp-image-103089 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11058-1_low-res.jpg" alt="Mr. Krang and George" width="1500" height="750" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11058-1_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11058-1_low-res-300x150.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11058-1_low-res-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11058-1_low-res-1000x500.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11058-1_low-res-600x300.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-103089" class="wp-caption-text">Vemanikapretas – The Half-Celestial Pretas (2024) Technique: Acrylic on canvas</p></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">With the Mahitthikapretas<span style="font-family: rm-regular;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><sup>5 </sup></span></span> painting, I created it during a period when there was sensational news about certain monks. I also personally knew a monk who was considered a ‘developer’ but whose development meant amassing personal wealth. He used religious teachings as a way to generate income, turning temple donations into his own treasure. From the outside, such individuals appear respectable, but in reality, they’re driven by relentless greed—a greed so extreme that they refuse to work for themselves, relying instead on the generosity of the faithful to become rich. When they die, their minds transform into Mahitthika Pretas. I wanted this preta to resemble a temple gable—like scaffolding or a structural support. In the end, this preta has nothing left. I posed its skeletal figures in a way that recalls a temple gable. For the background, I painted an iridescent cloud phenomenon, a scientific event that occurs alongside rain clouds, appearing magical and wondrous. In this painting, I started with the background first and then added the preta afterwards.</span></span></p>
<div id="attachment_103087" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-103087" class="wp-image-103087 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11028-1_low-res.jpg" alt="Mr. Krang and George" width="1500" height="997" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11028-1_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11028-1_low-res-300x199.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11028-1_low-res-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11028-1_low-res-1000x665.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11028-1_low-res-660x440.jpg 660w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11028-1_low-res-373x248.jpg 373w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11028-1_low-res-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-103087" class="wp-caption-text">Mahitthikapretas (2024) Technique: Acrylic on canvas</p></div>
<h2><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><b>art4d: </b><b>Supita explained that there were many reasons for choosing </b><b>Mr. Krang</b><b> to exhibit at Joyman Gallery, but the most important one was.</b></span></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b>SC:</b></span> His work speaks to us in whatever form it takes. It has a strong, unique character. Mr. Krang possesses complete capabilities—both in skill and in expressing precisely what he intends to convey.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The matter of selling comes later. If you think about sales first, the work will lose its quality. When selling art through a gallery that follows a ‘represent’ policy (meaning long-term support of the artist), it’s crucial that the artist’s work becomes memorable and builds a solid profile. After that, sales will naturally follow because collectors who buy from such a gallery aren’t just purchasing for home décor; they’re making investments with commercial as well as cultural and artistic value.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mr. Krang’s work doesn’t follow trends or popular crazes. He has a niche audience, which is actually a good thing because it allows him to stand out. He practically has no competitors who can do what he does. Selling his work isn’t just about selling individual art pieces. His reputation in the art scene is genuinely recognizable. He’s made an impact beyond the art world—reaching into film, illustration, comics, and sci-fi literature—it really surpasses all expectations.</span></span></p>
<div id="attachment_103084" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-103084" class="wp-image-103084 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C10023-1_low-res.jpg" alt="Mr. Krang and George" width="1500" height="1093" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C10023-1_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C10023-1_low-res-300x219.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C10023-1_low-res-1024x746.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C10023-1_low-res-1000x729.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C10023-1_low-res-600x437.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-103084" class="wp-caption-text">Guardian Spirits (2024) Technique: Watercolor on Fabriano paper</p></div>
<div id="attachment_103091" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-103091" class="wp-image-103091 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11062-1_low-res.jpg" alt="Mr. Krang and George" width="1500" height="996" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11062-1_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11062-1_low-res-300x199.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11062-1_low-res-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11062-1_low-res-1000x664.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11062-1_low-res-373x248.jpg 373w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Preecha-C11062-1_low-res-600x398.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-103091" class="wp-caption-text">Chang Pralard (The Strange Elephant) (2024) Technique: Watercolor on Fabriano paper</p></div>
<h2><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">art4d: As the curator of this exhibition and having worked together for a long time, I asked her to describe the type of artist Mr. Krang and George is</span></strong></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>SC:</strong></span> He is an artist working in a dark fantasy/surrealist style, elevating the concept of folklore beyond traditional storytelling methods. Nowadays, when artists depict folklore, history, or religion, they usually stick to a few familiar forms—pop interpretations, Thai-style painting, or conceptual art. What we haven’t seen before is something presented through dark fantasy or surrealism.</span></span></p>
<h2><strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">art4d: After spending nearly two hours transcribing the interview and shaping it into this article, I believe this summary best captures the identity, thought process, and artistic approach of Mr. Krang and George, even if some nuances may have been lost in interpretation.</span></strong></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">KG:</span></strong> I’ve grown used to not trying too hard. People who put a lot of effort into their work tend to disappear because they’re overwhelmed by systemic favoritism. I’ve always been a hard worker; growing up in a farming family taught me that while we can’t control the prices of our products, we can certainly control their quality. This principle was instilled in me from childhood. My mother diligently made and sold noodles, turning a good profit. My father, equally diligent, worked in the electrical field and earned several promotions. Raised in a family that cherished hard work, we saw no need to rely on a patronage system.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br />
The exhibition ‘A Long Folklore’ by Mr. Krang and George is on display until January 12, 2026, on the G floor of Joyman Gallery. For those interested in Mr. Krang’s conceptual cartoons and the SCULPTURE x Mr. Krang with Friend George t-shirt, you can contact the exhibition’s staff or reach out via the Joyman Gallery’s official Facebook page.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular;"><sup style="color: #555555;">1</sup> <span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">BERSERK</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is a manga that follows a warrior’s quest for vengeance against the God Hand—an assembly of demonic entities—after he narrowly survives their sacrificial eclipse ritual. Acclaimed worldwide as a dark fantasy masterpiece, it was written and illustrated by Kentaro Miura (1966–2021), who passed away before its completion. Today, the story continues under the supervision of Koji Mori, Miura’s close friend and the creator of *Holyland*, together with Studio Gaga, Miura’s former team of assistants and apprentices, who aim to bring BERSERK to its conclusion.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><sup>2</sup> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Vagabond</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is a manga that reimagines the life of Miyamoto Musashi, the most legendary and formidable samurai in Japanese history. It was created by Takehiko Inoue, the artist behind SLAM DUNK. Over time, Vagabond’s illustrative techniques evolved steadily, and the intensity and darkness in both artwork and storyline profoundly affected Inoue. The strain became so overwhelming that he was forced to stop drawing the series, and to this day, he has yet to resume.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><sup>3 </sup><span style="font-weight: 400;">Attack on Titan</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> or Shingeki no Kyojin in Japanese, is a manga series by Hajime Isayama. It centers on humanity, which survives within enormous walled cities to fend off attacks by Titans—gigantic, human-like beings who wear no clothing and prey upon humans for food.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><sup>4 </sup><span style="font-weight: 400;">Vemanikapretas</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> are a class of pretas (hungry ghosts) who possess wealth and may occasionally experience comforts reminiscent of heavenly beings. Some enjoy bliss by day and suffer at night due to their past miserliness, while for others it is the reverse. Those reborn as Vemanikapretas were once generous in making merit but failed to uphold moral purity in body, speech, and mind. As a result, despite their former good deeds, they must endure a lesser state.</span><br />
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<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><sup>5 </sup><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mahitthikapretas</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> are powerful pretas with divine beauty, akin to celestial beings, yet they remain perpetually hungry like other pretas. They arise from individuals who, as monks or novices, maintained their precepts flawlessly and thus appeared radiantly pure, but neglected the ascetic and spiritual duties expected of them. Instead, their minds were tainted by greed, anger, and delusion. Mistakenly believing that adhering to precepts alone sufficed and that, unlike laypeople, they did not need to perform generous deeds. Hence, they are reborn as Mahitthikapretas.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: rm-regular;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The information about Pretas </span></span><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%95">https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%95</a></span></span></span></p>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Talk with Jenchieh Hung, a co-founder of HAS design and research about his perspectives on design research reflecting on past projects and his advice for young architects in Thailand.</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1><span style="font-family: boing-bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">An architect who always developed architectural designs through research RESEARCH ABOUT HIS PERSPECTIVES ON DESIGN RESEARCH REFLECTING ON PAST PROJECTS AND HIS ADVICE FOR YOUNG ARCHITECTS IN THAILAND</span></span></h1>
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<p><span style="font-family: relevant-bold; font-size: 12pt;">TEXT: CHIWIN LAOKETKIT<br />
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<p><span style="font-family: relevant-bold; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 10pt;">(For Thai, press <a href="http://art4d.com/2024/12/jenchieh-hung">here</a></span><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 10pt;">)</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">If life is a journey, then it is a road shaped by an emerging architect, one whose path unfolds in the quiet hours between day and night. This is the story of Jenchieh Hung, who worked alongside the renowned architect Kengo Kuma, refining his craft and developing a distinctive architectural style of his own. Driven by a dream to transform the architectural landscape, Jenchieh Hung travels far and wide, fueled by his passion and a deep concern for the history of creators and the evolution of Asian architecture. </span></p>
<div id="attachment_101895" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-101895" class="wp-image-101895 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/10_Jenchieh-Hung-and-Kulthida-Songkittipakdee-are-serving-as-exhibition-chairman-and-principal-curator-for-The-Association-of-Siamese-Architects-under-Royal-Patronage-ASA_low-res.jpg" alt="่Jenchieh Hung" width="1500" height="1017" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/10_Jenchieh-Hung-and-Kulthida-Songkittipakdee-are-serving-as-exhibition-chairman-and-principal-curator-for-The-Association-of-Siamese-Architects-under-Royal-Patronage-ASA_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/10_Jenchieh-Hung-and-Kulthida-Songkittipakdee-are-serving-as-exhibition-chairman-and-principal-curator-for-The-Association-of-Siamese-Architects-under-Royal-Patronage-ASA_low-res-300x203.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/10_Jenchieh-Hung-and-Kulthida-Songkittipakdee-are-serving-as-exhibition-chairman-and-principal-curator-for-The-Association-of-Siamese-Architects-under-Royal-Patronage-ASA_low-res-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/10_Jenchieh-Hung-and-Kulthida-Songkittipakdee-are-serving-as-exhibition-chairman-and-principal-curator-for-The-Association-of-Siamese-Architects-under-Royal-Patronage-ASA_low-res-1000x678.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/10_Jenchieh-Hung-and-Kulthida-Songkittipakdee-are-serving-as-exhibition-chairman-and-principal-curator-for-The-Association-of-Siamese-Architects-under-Royal-Patronage-ASA_low-res-600x407.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-101895" class="wp-caption-text">(Left to right) Jenchieh Hung, Kulthida Songkittipakdee, they are serving as exhibition chairman and principal curator for The Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage (ASA) | Photo: ASA</p></div>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">In time, he co-founded HAS Design and Research with Kulthida Songkittipakdee, designing innovative spaces across Thailand and China. Since 2019, we’ve come to know Jenchieh Hung as a visiting professor at Tongji University—an architect who constantly challenges conventional thinking with thought-provoking questions about the essence of architecture. He is also a curator for major architectural exhibitions, contributing to some of the most influential design festivals</span></span></p>
<div id="attachment_101892" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-101892" class="wp-image-101892 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/5_Jenchieh-Hung-is-serving-as-a-visiting-professor-at-Tongji-University_-Photo-Hung-And-Songkittipakdee-Laboratory-HAS-Lab_low-res.jpg" alt="่Jenchieh Hung" width="1500" height="1034" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/5_Jenchieh-Hung-is-serving-as-a-visiting-professor-at-Tongji-University_-Photo-Hung-And-Songkittipakdee-Laboratory-HAS-Lab_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/5_Jenchieh-Hung-is-serving-as-a-visiting-professor-at-Tongji-University_-Photo-Hung-And-Songkittipakdee-Laboratory-HAS-Lab_low-res-300x207.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/5_Jenchieh-Hung-is-serving-as-a-visiting-professor-at-Tongji-University_-Photo-Hung-And-Songkittipakdee-Laboratory-HAS-Lab_low-res-1024x706.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/5_Jenchieh-Hung-is-serving-as-a-visiting-professor-at-Tongji-University_-Photo-Hung-And-Songkittipakdee-Laboratory-HAS-Lab_low-res-1000x689.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/5_Jenchieh-Hung-is-serving-as-a-visiting-professor-at-Tongji-University_-Photo-Hung-And-Songkittipakdee-Laboratory-HAS-Lab_low-res-600x414.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-101892" class="wp-caption-text">Jenchieh Hung is serving as a visiting professor at Tongji University | Photo: Hung And Songkittipakdee Laboratory (HAS Lab)</p></div>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">Recently, art4d had the opportunity to sit down with him, delving into his perspectives on design research, reflecting on past projects, and gaining invaluable insights into the future of architecture. His advice resonates not only with young architects in Thailand and China but with anyone eager to understand the evolving trends shaping architecture across Asia.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><b>art4d: How do you think HAS Design and Research differs from other architectural firms?</b></span></h2>
<h2><b></b><span style="font-family: sarabun-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #555555;"><span style="font-family: rm-regular;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b>Jenchieh Hung:</b></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Four years ago, we published a book titled </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">THE improvised: Phetkasem Artist Studio</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, which highlighted our work and explored the themes of improvisation and the study of local Thai villages. Over time, Hung And Songkittipakdee (HAS) have distilled some of the key concepts of Asian architecture into three guiding philosophical principles, which have come to define our approach.</span> </span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">The first is Improvised. We decided to publish this book because we realized that many of the buildings we design evolve over time, adapting to changing circumstances. For us, improvisation is not just a design principle, but also a reflection of the surrounding environment. In many local communities, people often improvise with their buildings to make them more attuned to their context, which leads to a more sustainable way of living. This adaptability is key to ensuring that architecture can respond to both the environment and the people who inhabit it. </span></p>
<div id="attachment_101903" style="width: 1930px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-101903" class="wp-image-101903 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/20_Bangkok-Phetkasem-Village-by-HAS-design-and-research_-Photo-Hung-And-Songkittipakdee-HAS.gif" alt="" width="1920" height="962" /><p id="caption-attachment-101903" class="wp-caption-text">Bangkok Phetkasem Village | Photo: Hung And Songkittipakdee (HAS)</p></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">The second principle is Manufacture (or, as we like to call it, MANufAcTURE). While this term traditionally comes from the industrial world, we reinterpret it through the lens of the relationship between HUMAN and NATURE. We believe that both are essential to maintaining a balanced urban ecology. Cities, often dominated by concrete and seemingly disconnected from the natural world, can benefit from the inclusion of open, non-functional spaces that allow nature to flourish. By integrating natural elements into urban planning, we create a more harmonious and livable environment. The presence of nature within the city not only enriches the built environment but also fosters a symbiotic relationship between humans and the natural world.</span></p>
<div id="attachment_101904" style="width: 1930px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-101904" class="size-full wp-image-101904" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/21_Bangkok-Floating-Canopy-by-HAS-design-and-research_-Photo-Hung-And-Songkittipakdee-HAS.gif" alt="่Jenchieh Hung" width="1920" height="943" /><p id="caption-attachment-101904" class="wp-caption-text">Bangkok Floating Canopy | Photo: Hung And Songkittipakdee (HAS)</p></div>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The final principle is Chameleon. If you look at certain streets, for example, in the morning, they might function as markets, with movable stalls that shift throughout the day and night. This is common in many Asian cities, where spaces like shophouses and retail stores can be reconfigured for different functions at different times of the day. It’s much like a chameleon that changes its color to blend in with its surroundings. People, too, adapt to the spaces they inhabit, reshaping them in response to their daily needs and lifestyles. In this sense, cities are dynamic, ever-changing entities, where flexibility and adaptability are essential for the well-being of those who live there. </span></span></p>
<div id="attachment_101905" style="width: 1930px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-101905" class="size-full wp-image-101905" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/22_Shenzhen-Gangbianfang-Village-by-HAS-design-and-research_-Photo-Hung-And-Songkittipakdee-HAS.gif" alt="่Jenchieh Hung" width="1920" height="1124" /><p id="caption-attachment-101905" class="wp-caption-text">Shenzhen Gangbianfang Village | Photo: Hung And Songkittipakdee (HAS)</p></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">Four years after publishing the book, we’ve come to realize that these concepts—improvisation, manufacturing, and chameleon-like adaptability—are deeply interconnected with sustainability, ecology, and the well-being of the relationship between humans and nature. These three principles form the foundation of our work at HAS Design and Research: how can we design architecture that is holistic, sustainable, ecologically balanced, and conducive to human well-being within the concrete jungles of urban environments?</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><b>art4d: You’ve always developed your architectural designs through research. What made you realize that research is such a necessary and important aspect of design?</b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b>JH:</b></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> That’s a great question. Personally, I don’t believe in designing within a short timeframe. Architecture is about understanding human life and how buildings will serve their purpose for decades, even centuries. Yet, architects typically spend only a year, or sometimes less, on a design. Naturally, this leads to many oversights. That’s why we devote considerable time to research—to truly understand the context in which a building will exist.</span></span></p>
<div id="attachment_101914" style="width: 1930px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-101914" class="wp-image-101914 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/30_Architectural-design-of-the-Simple-Art-Museum_-Photo-HAS-design-and-research-1.gif" alt="่Jenchieh Hung" width="1920" height="1358" /><p id="caption-attachment-101914" class="wp-caption-text">Architectural design of the Simple Art Museum | Photo: HAS design and research</p></div>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">For example, let’s say you’re designing a museum, but you don’t understand the context or the people who will use the space. You need to immerse yourself in the city, observe its environment, and understand the daily lives of its inhabitants. Only then can you grasp how the space will be used. A city is a melting pot of cultures and activities. A museum, for instance, may need to accommodate a variety of functions, meaning the design must be flexible and adaptable. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">I also believe that teaching plays a vital role in shaping architectural practice. It forces us to think more deeply about design. When we ask students to approach a project in a certain way, we must be clear about the reasons behind our requests. A semester typically lasts four to five months, which provides more time for reflection than the usual timeframe of a typical project. This time for contemplation is invaluable, and that’s why I have been teaching as a visiting professor at Tongji University and Chulalongkorn University. I dedicate my time to the next generation of students, helping them develop their understanding and approach to architecture. </span></p>
<div id="attachment_101917" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-101917" class="wp-image-101917 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/39_InJoy-Snow-Hotel-Bangkok-by-HAS-design-and-research_-Photo-Panoramic-Studio_low-res.jpg" alt="่Jenchieh Hung" width="1500" height="1093" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/39_InJoy-Snow-Hotel-Bangkok-by-HAS-design-and-research_-Photo-Panoramic-Studio_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/39_InJoy-Snow-Hotel-Bangkok-by-HAS-design-and-research_-Photo-Panoramic-Studio_low-res-300x219.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/39_InJoy-Snow-Hotel-Bangkok-by-HAS-design-and-research_-Photo-Panoramic-Studio_low-res-1024x746.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/39_InJoy-Snow-Hotel-Bangkok-by-HAS-design-and-research_-Photo-Panoramic-Studio_low-res-1000x729.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/39_InJoy-Snow-Hotel-Bangkok-by-HAS-design-and-research_-Photo-Panoramic-Studio_low-res-600x437.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-101917" class="wp-caption-text">InJoy Snow Hotel Bangkok | Photo: Panoramic Studio</p></div>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">Furthermore, I am drawn to architecture that evolves with the seasons, which I think is a crucial aspect of design. To me, architecture is alive. It holds the potential for growth, change, and for evoking personal experiences and emotions that cannot be replicated. Our main goal, therefore, is to create spaces that elicit these experiences and feelings. The exterior appearance of a building is never our primary concern; what matters more is how we craft those experiences and how the architecture evolves over time, rather than focusing on how it looks in the end.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><b>art4d: Can you tell us about some of the research projects you’ve been working on recently?</b></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b>JH:</b></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> One of the key projects at HAS Design and Research is the Simple Art Museum. We designed and built it nearly three years ago, and it was fully completed this year. The concept of this museum is truly unique. Situated outside a Chinese city, it is not directly connected to the urban fabric. The challenge, then, was to create a new context—one where visitors could find meaning, excitement, and a reason to travel. After all, the museum is located nearly 10 kilometers from the historic city center. Convincing people to make the journey would be difficult unless there was something compelling waiting for them.</span></span></h2>
<div id="attachment_101932" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-101932" class="wp-image-101932 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/51_Simple-Art-Museum-by-HAS-design-and-research_-Photo-Fangfang-Tian_low-res.jpg" alt="่Jenchieh Hung" width="1500" height="1125" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/51_Simple-Art-Museum-by-HAS-design-and-research_-Photo-Fangfang-Tian_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/51_Simple-Art-Museum-by-HAS-design-and-research_-Photo-Fangfang-Tian_low-res-300x225.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/51_Simple-Art-Museum-by-HAS-design-and-research_-Photo-Fangfang-Tian_low-res-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/51_Simple-Art-Museum-by-HAS-design-and-research_-Photo-Fangfang-Tian_low-res-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/51_Simple-Art-Museum-by-HAS-design-and-research_-Photo-Fangfang-Tian_low-res-600x450.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-101932" class="wp-caption-text">Simple Art Museum | Photo: Fangfang Tian</p></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">In designing the museum, we drew inspiration from traditional Chinese architectural elements, integrating them into the space and overall design. As with all our projects, the research was deeply rooted in the context—the stories of the local people, their history, and their way of life. The result is a space that not only celebrates the culture and history of the area but also evokes the emotions and experiences that resonate within it. Our goal was never just to create architecture, but to forge a deeper connection—a bridge between the past and the present. </span></p>
<div id="attachment_101934" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-101934" class="wp-image-101934 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/60_Wat-Pho-Thong-Chedi-and-Garuda-Museum-by-HAS-design-and-research_-Photo-HAS-design-and-research_low-res.jpg" alt="" width="1500" height="932" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/60_Wat-Pho-Thong-Chedi-and-Garuda-Museum-by-HAS-design-and-research_-Photo-HAS-design-and-research_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/60_Wat-Pho-Thong-Chedi-and-Garuda-Museum-by-HAS-design-and-research_-Photo-HAS-design-and-research_low-res-300x186.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/60_Wat-Pho-Thong-Chedi-and-Garuda-Museum-by-HAS-design-and-research_-Photo-HAS-design-and-research_low-res-1024x636.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/60_Wat-Pho-Thong-Chedi-and-Garuda-Museum-by-HAS-design-and-research_-Photo-HAS-design-and-research_low-res-1000x621.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/60_Wat-Pho-Thong-Chedi-and-Garuda-Museum-by-HAS-design-and-research_-Photo-HAS-design-and-research_low-res-600x373.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-101934" class="wp-caption-text">Wat Pho Thong Chedi and Garuda Museum | Photo: HAS design and research</p></div>
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<span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">Beyond cultural spaces like the Simple Art Museum, we also design religious buildings, such as the Wat Pho Thong Chedi and Garuda Museum. On the other end of the spectrum, we design highly private, personal spaces, like Forest Villa in China. Forest Villa is unique because, like the museum, it exists without a predefined context. We love that it resists any rigid form, embracing a neutrality that allows the space to speak for itself. It radiates a powerful energy, offering a sense of place that doesn’t rely on conventional shapes or structures. </span></p>
<div id="attachment_101935" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-101935" class="wp-image-101935 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/70_Forest-Villa-by-HAS-design-and-research_-Photo-Fangfang-Tian_low-res.jpg" alt="่Jenchieh Hung" width="1500" height="1125" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/70_Forest-Villa-by-HAS-design-and-research_-Photo-Fangfang-Tian_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/70_Forest-Villa-by-HAS-design-and-research_-Photo-Fangfang-Tian_low-res-300x225.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/70_Forest-Villa-by-HAS-design-and-research_-Photo-Fangfang-Tian_low-res-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/70_Forest-Villa-by-HAS-design-and-research_-Photo-Fangfang-Tian_low-res-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/70_Forest-Villa-by-HAS-design-and-research_-Photo-Fangfang-Tian_low-res-600x450.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-101935" class="wp-caption-text">Forest Villa | Photo: Fangfang Tian</p></div>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">This kind of space, much like Le Corbusier’s Ronchamp or the works of Louis Kahn and Mies van der Rohe, elicits a profound response. In the case of Forest Villa, this private residence channels a strong energy that resonates with those who enter. When a space is charged with such energy, it inspires action—it excites people. It compels them to take part in shaping the world around them, to contribute to a better life, and to create better cities.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><b>art4d: What experiences did you gain from participating in Guangzhou Design Week 2024, and what are your expectations after receiving the Sustainable Design Award winner?</b></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b>JH:</b></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> I want to speak about a broader vision. When we participate in international awards, I believe the award itself is not the most important aspect. What truly matters is the opportunity to encounter brilliant and talented individuals. At these events, we meet many people who ignite our enthusiasm. Designers and architects, each with their own unique approach, present and explain their designs in ways that are both distinctive and inspiring. However, I believe that today, many people place too much focus on the award itself, losing sight of the essence of architecture. We should learn from the past, from figures like Le Corbusier, Louis Kahn, and Mies van der Rohe. People admired them not for their accolades but for their architecture and the lasting impact their work had on the world. No one remembers the awards won by Le Corbusier. What mattered was his architecture—the profound effect it had on the world.</span></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">In today’s world, I feel the media has shifted the focus. People now pay more attention to the awards than to the work itself. Of course, awards are valuable; they encourage architects to create meaningful projects. But in reality, we should focus on making good architecture, because that’s what truly matters. The award should come as a natural consequence of creating something remarkable. The first question we should ask ourselves is this: How can we create good architecture? If the work is strong, it will be recognized, and eventually, some people or institutions may give you an award. But even if the award doesn’t come, that’s okay. You are still an architect. What matters is that we strive to create good architecture, that we contribute to our communities and improve our cities. It’s not about the award. It’s like a monk who offers blessings and meditation for the benefit of society. They don’t do it for recognition or reward—they do it because it’s their calling. Similarly, architects must continue to create and shape the world, whether or not they receive recognition. The true value lies in the work itself, not in the accolades it may receive.</span></p>
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<div id="attachment_101957" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-101957" class="wp-image-101957 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/88_Jenchieh-Hung-and-Kulthida-Songkittipakdee-believe-that-architecture-is-a-vision-for-the-future-of-life_-Photo-HAS-design-and-research_low-res.jpg" alt="่Jenchieh Hung" width="1500" height="1125" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/88_Jenchieh-Hung-and-Kulthida-Songkittipakdee-believe-that-architecture-is-a-vision-for-the-future-of-life_-Photo-HAS-design-and-research_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/88_Jenchieh-Hung-and-Kulthida-Songkittipakdee-believe-that-architecture-is-a-vision-for-the-future-of-life_-Photo-HAS-design-and-research_low-res-300x225.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/88_Jenchieh-Hung-and-Kulthida-Songkittipakdee-believe-that-architecture-is-a-vision-for-the-future-of-life_-Photo-HAS-design-and-research_low-res-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/88_Jenchieh-Hung-and-Kulthida-Songkittipakdee-believe-that-architecture-is-a-vision-for-the-future-of-life_-Photo-HAS-design-and-research_low-res-1000x750.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/88_Jenchieh-Hung-and-Kulthida-Songkittipakdee-believe-that-architecture-is-a-vision-for-the-future-of-life_-Photo-HAS-design-and-research_low-res-600x450.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-101957" class="wp-caption-text">Jenchieh Hung and Kulthida Songkittipakdee believe that architecture is a vision for the future of life | Photo: HAS design and research</p></div>
<h2><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><b>art4d: If you had to give advice to young architects in Thailand about working in architecture in Asia or Southeast Asia, what would you recommend?</b></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b>JH:</b></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> I’ve learned a great deal from both Japanese and Chinese. As you know, I worked with Kengo Kuma’s firm, and through that experience, I observed how intelligent Japanese architects are. The Japanese have a unique approach to architecture—they are incredibly focused on detail, space, and materials. They are also very tough when it comes to their work. Many work from early morning until midnight. Can you imagine that? Despite their intelligence and toughness, they still dedicate such long hours. They strive to do everything as well as possible. This is what I’ve learned from the Japanese: dedication, attention to detail, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">From the Chinese, I’ve learned something different. The Chinese are highly active, ambitious, and driven. Many come from cities like Beijing, Shanghai, or Guangzhou. They often go abroad to study and gain experience, and after some time, return to China with big ambitions and a strong desire to contribute to their country’s development. They don’t just want to be the best in China—they want to be the best globally. They are driven by a larger vision, one that seeks to elevate their place in the world. This is what I’ve learned from the Chinese: energy, ambition, and a bold vision for the future. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">For young architects and students today, the challenge is tough. Most cities are already built, and there’s only a small percentage of new space left to develop. It’s true—we only have about 10% left to build.</span></p>
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<span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">But I would say, first and foremost, aim to do your work as well as the Japanese do. Strive for excellence in everything you create. If you feel you’ve mastered this, then take the second step—aim for a bigger vision, like the Chinese. Think about how you can create something impactful on a global scale.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">If you feel you’re already at the top in your country, like in Thailand, then look beyond your borders. Consider Southeast Asia, Asia, or even the world. How can you position yourself in this dynamic global environment? When you are young, try to do something unique. Don’t be afraid to stand out and do something different from others. As you grow older, your energy and bravery may diminish. Youth is the time to push boundaries, take risks, and innovate. Lastly, always push yourself to be the best at one thing. Focus on mastering one skill and aim to be the best in the world at it. If you can maintain these three principles—doing your best, aiming for a bigger vision, and striving to be unique—I believe not only will your architectural career flourish, but your entire life will be enriched by the journey.</span></p>
<div id="attachment_102009" style="width: 968px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-102009" class="wp-image-102009 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/รูปปิด.jpg" alt="่Jenchieh Hung" width="958" height="1437" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/รูปปิด.jpg 958w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/รูปปิด-200x300.jpg 200w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/รูปปิด-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/รูปปิด-600x900.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px" /><p id="caption-attachment-102009" class="wp-caption-text">(Left to right) Jenchieh Hung, Kulthida Songkittipakdee, Founder of HAS design and research | Photo: Ketsiree Wongwan</p></div>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Have a conversation with Wuthipol Ujathammarat, a freelance print artist and communication designer who is recognized as the creator of vividly colorful photographic works which often prompts viewers to reflect and question the familiar scenes that unfold before us.</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1><span style="font-family: boing-bold; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;">HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH WUTHIPOL UJATHAMMARAT, A FREELANCE PRINT ARTIST AND COMMUNICATION DESIGNER WHO IS RECOGNIZED AS THE CREATOR OF VIVIDLY COLORFUL PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS WHICH OFTEN PROMPTS VIEWERS TO REFLECT AND QUESTION THE FAMILIAR SCENES THAT UNFOLD BEFORE US</span></h1>
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<p><span style="font-family: relevant-bold; font-size: 12pt;">TEXT: SURAWIT BOONJOO<br />
PHOTO: WUTHIPOL UJATHAMMARAT <span style="font-size: 8pt;">EXCEPT AS NOTED</span><br />
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<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 10pt;">(For Thai, press <a href="http://art4d.com/2024/09/wuthipol-ujathammarat">here</a></span><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 10pt;">)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“When all the images were combined into a single piece that fully adorns the wall at the Emsphere shopping center, it appeared as one very large work instead of 20 images installed separately,” reflects artist </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wuthipol Ujathammarat</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. “With such a large scale, I believe the storytelling might improve because we can witness the details in much more clearly. Some elements that were forgotten or never seen before emerge in intriguing ways.”</span></span></p>
<div id="attachment_99275" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-99275" class="wp-image-99275 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/APC_2838_low-res.jpg" alt="" width="1500" height="1000" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/APC_2838_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/APC_2838_low-res-300x200.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/APC_2838_low-res-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/APC_2838_low-res-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/APC_2838_low-res-660x440.jpg 660w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/APC_2838_low-res-373x248.jpg 373w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/APC_2838_low-res-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-99275" class="wp-caption-text">Photo: Ketsiree Wongwan</p></div>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">Photographs capturing one side of a building from a distance, juxtaposed with close-up views that delve into specific details, sharply contrast the colors within each component and surface. This distinctive storytelling style defines the photography of Wuthipol Ujathammarat—a freelance print artist and communication designer who focuses on designing, composing, and narrating through photographs in print media. He is the creative force behind projects like Aperture Brought Me Here and Wuthipol Designs. </span><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">Though Wuthipol is recognized for exhibiting his vividly colorful photographic works in various art exhibitions—including wall images interspersed with arranged objects in a long-term installation at the newly launched Emsphere shopping center—these series of images all trace back to his earlier presentations within the framework of print media, his primary mode of communication.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">Wuthipol Ujathammarat recalls the beginnings of his photographic journey during his time working and pursuing a master’s degree in graphic design in Melbourne, Australia. Initially, he shared his experiences through a travel blog, gradually refining his skills and venturing into street photography. However, upon returning to Thailand, he came to the realization that the street photography scene had already become widespread. Determined to carve out his own unique approach, he discovered a perspective that unveiled the extensive use of colors on the surfaces of Thai buildings—elements often unnoticed and merely passing through the eye. This discovery perfectly aligned with his graphic design sensibilities, which emphasized patterns, geometric shapes, and the continuous arrangement of lines. Embracing this synergy, Wuthipol wandered through roads, alleys, nooks, and lanes, immersing himself in the surrounding atmosphere. These explorations allowed him to capture photographs rich in color and compositional arrangements, resembling graphic artworks.</span></p>
<div id="attachment_99246" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-99246" class="wp-image-99246 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Street_Melbourne_03_low-res.jpg" alt="Wuthipol" width="1500" height="1000" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Street_Melbourne_03_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Street_Melbourne_03_low-res-300x200.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Street_Melbourne_03_low-res-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Street_Melbourne_03_low-res-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Street_Melbourne_03_low-res-660x440.jpg 660w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Street_Melbourne_03_low-res-373x248.jpg 373w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Street_Melbourne_03_low-res-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-99246" class="wp-caption-text">A photograph capturing the atmosphere of Melbourne, Australia. These are among the initial works that he documented and archived.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_99278" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-99278" class="wp-image-99278 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Street_Melbourne_01_low-res.jpg" alt="" width="1500" height="1000" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Street_Melbourne_01_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Street_Melbourne_01_low-res-300x200.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Street_Melbourne_01_low-res-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Street_Melbourne_01_low-res-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Street_Melbourne_01_low-res-660x440.jpg 660w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Street_Melbourne_01_low-res-373x248.jpg 373w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Street_Melbourne_01_low-res-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-99278" class="wp-caption-text">A photograph capturing the atmosphere of Melbourne, Australia. These are among the initial works that he documented and archived.</p></div>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">Initially captivated by the sheer beauty of these perspectives, it was, however, through immersing himself in these spaces that Wuthipol Ujathammarat’s interest in the multifaceted dimensions of urban life began to take shape. This deep engagement illuminated how urban existence influences architectural design and the inventive adaptation of everyday objects—assembled from diverse materials to function aptly within the unique context of each locale, including the eclectic color choices adorning buildings and homes. His photographic series often prompts viewers to reflect and question the familiar scenes that unfold before us. Compiling, arranging, and interweaving his photographs to craft narratives, Wuthipol draws from his extensive image archive. These stories are primarily conveyed through printed media and occasionally exhibited. He explains that he began integrating photography with printed media as a means of dissemination and communication. Realizing he had accumulated a vast array of unused photographs, he was inspired to create printed works—books and postcards—that communicate through imagery.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">Having participated in numerous book festivals and events both in Thailand and abroad, Wuthipol shared his insights on the reception of printed media in Thai society and the limitations on topics he wishes to explore, which remain constrained in many Asian countries. ‘Overall, in Thailand, there is still a lack of support in terms of purchases,’ he reflects. ‘Groups of publishers or artists produce a large number of printed materials or design works, but the sales are relatively low. Moreover, festivals or venues where these works can be sold are limited. Another interesting aspect is the challenge of presenting problematic issues and sensitive content, which tends to be off-limits—not just in Thailand but in many parts of Asia. This stands in stark contrast to the openness found in American and European countries. It’s as though there’s a subtle yet undeniable framework that restricts and shapes the creativity of creators.’</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">Currently on display at the Emsphere shopping center, Wuthipol Ujathammarat’s photography offers viewers a fresh perspective, presenting intriguingly arranged images, each measuring an average of one and a half meters. These works extend the narrative of Bangkok’s urban essence, weaving together visual elements from his earlier endeavors such as the ‘Urban Mess’ book, and the previously promoted exhibitions ‘The Peeking Cloud’ and ‘Urban Mess.’ In his new venture, Wuthipol is assembling a series dedicated to the architectural photography of residential buildings in Singapore, specifically the public housing known locally as HDB buildings, celebrated for their distinctive use of color and pattern. This series is currently being formatted for an upcoming publication. Beyond the aesthetic allure of colors and arrangements, one of the most engaging aspects of Wuthipol’s prints, designs, and exhibitions is the way they prompt open-ended reflections on the multifaceted nature of ‘urbanity.’ These reflections invite viewers to contemplate the complexities of urban life, making each project as thought-provoking as it is visually captivating– all equally compelling to follow.</span></p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1><span style="font-family: boing-bold; font-size: 14pt;">HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH WAITE YUTTHACHAISANTI, A FOUNDER OF FENGSHUIPLUSDESIGN WHO INTEGRATES FENG SHUI INTO DESIGN KNOWLEDGE TO ASSIST THE OWNER AND DESIGNER IN ACHIEVING THEIR IDEAL DESIGNS </span></h1>
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<p><span style="font-family: relevant-bold; font-size: 12pt;">TEXT: CHIWIN LAOKETKIT<br />
IMAGE & PHOTO COURTESY OF WAITE YUTTHACHAISANTI <span style="font-size: 8pt;">EXCEPT AS NOTED</span><br />
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<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 10pt;">(For Thai, press <a href="http://art4d.com/2024/08/waite-yutthachaisanti">here</a></span><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 10pt;">)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">Many may be familiar with the concept that ‘Feng Shui,’ an ancient belief system, plays a pivotal role in crafting optimal spaces for living and conducting business. Yet, the principles of Feng Shui often find themselves at odds with the vision of contemporary designers, a conflict that can bring building projects to a frustrating halt. In an engaging discussion facilitated by art4d magazine, Waite Yutthachaisanti—a graduate of Silpakorn University with a degree in design—shared insights drawn from his encounters with Feng Shui in his interior design practice. These experiences propelled him to establish Fengshuiplusdesign. This initiative aims to bridge the gap between traditional Feng Shui and modern design aesthetics, providing solutions that integrate Feng Shui principles into the planning of homes, retail spaces, and commercial venues. His efforts have fostered collaborations with leading design firms such as PIA Interior, VAIR, and ATOM Design, as well as renowned designers Pomme Chan and Saran Yen Panya.</span></p>
<div id="attachment_97282" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-97282" class="wp-image-97282 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/A76I4241_low-res.jpg" alt="" width="1500" height="932" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/A76I4241_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/A76I4241_low-res-300x186.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/A76I4241_low-res-1024x636.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/A76I4241_low-res-1000x621.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/A76I4241_low-res-600x373.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-97282" class="wp-caption-text">Waite Yutthachaisant, a founder of Fengshuiplusdesign | Photo: Sukit Sudnan</p></div>
<h2><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">art4d: How did you first become interested in integrating Feng Shui into your designs?</span></strong></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Waite Yutthachaisanti:</strong></span> Growing up, my home doubled as a bookstore, which meant I was constantly surrounded by a wealth of reading material. This environment, combined with my early fascination with design and fashion, led me to take a course in visual representation during my sophomore year in high school. I continued to refine my skills and eventually pursued a degree in Interior Design at the Faculty of Decorative Arts at Silpakorn University. After I graduated, a relative suggested studying Feng Shui, emphasizing its practical benefits. I took that advice to heart and dedicated several years to studying the discipline. This background allowed me to work on a variety of projects, from residential to commercial spaces in shopping centers, where I realized how seamlessly Feng Shui principles could integrate with modern design and functionality.</span></p>
<h2><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">art4d: How have you integrated Feng Shui principles into your design work?</span></strong></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>WY:</strong> </span>In some of the projects I’ve done, clients seeking Feng Shui guidance have owned either a single condo unit or a standalone house. After our discussions, they typically go on to hire a contractor or designer. At that point, I recommend materials that align with Feng Shui principles concerning energy flow and orientation. For example, in commercial spaces like Clothier and Sons designed by Bellman Design Studio at EmQuartier in Sukhumvit, I’ve suggested using specific lighting designs to solve particular issues. Sometimes the design requires certain colors to adjust the energy flow. Other times, simply using existing frames or products can be effective. My background in interior design really comes into play, helping to incorporate these Feng Shui principles that emphasize openness, light, cleanliness, and brightness. Creating such energized environments can significantly enhance productivity and agility. Ultimately, the core principles of Feng Shui align well with architectural design.</span></p>
<div id="attachment_97285" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-97285" class="wp-image-97285 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSF9930-HDR-2_low-res.jpg" alt="" width="1500" height="757" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSF9930-HDR-2_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSF9930-HDR-2_low-res-300x151.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSF9930-HDR-2_low-res-1024x517.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSF9930-HDR-2_low-res-1000x505.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSF9930-HDR-2_low-res-600x303.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-97285" class="wp-caption-text">‘Clothier and Sons’ store’s lighting design with the principles of Feng Shui</p></div>
<div id="attachment_97286" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-97286" class="wp-image-97286 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSF0067-HDR_low-res.jpg" alt="" width="1500" height="1005" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSF0067-HDR_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSF0067-HDR_low-res-300x201.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSF0067-HDR_low-res-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSF0067-HDR_low-res-1000x670.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSF0067-HDR_low-res-600x402.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-97286" class="wp-caption-text">‘Clothier and Sons’ store’s lighting design with the principles of Feng Shui</p></div>
<h2><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular;">art4d: We know that you have a Facebook page called Fengshuiplusdesign. Could you share the inspiration and the principles behind how you run this page?</span></strong></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><b><span style="color: #000000;">WY</span>:</b></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> ‘Feng Shui,’ derived from the Chinese concept of balancing life between wind and water, inspired me to start this page after spending some time as a design consultant. It serves as a record of my projects and a learning tool for students at the Faculty of Decorative Arts at Silpakorn University, where I teach a course on Feng Shui. During class, I aim to demystify Feng Shui, showing that it’s not as daunting as it might seem. I teach how to integrate these principles into design by using real floor plans, placing satellite pins on maps to identify directions, and aligning these with the homeowner’s personal details such as date of birth, etc. This helps in advising on the functionality and precautions for each residence. For instance, I use familiar locations like Siam Paragon, a place my students often visit, to analyze Feng Shui at various points, helping them see its practical applications. This prepares them to more easily understand and tackle design challenges they may encounter in the future.</span></span></p>
<div id="attachment_97288" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-97288" class="wp-image-97288 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/A76I4773_low-res_edit.jpg" alt="" width="1500" height="1000" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/A76I4773_low-res_edit.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/A76I4773_low-res_edit-300x200.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/A76I4773_low-res_edit-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/A76I4773_low-res_edit-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/A76I4773_low-res_edit-660x440.jpg 660w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/A76I4773_low-res_edit-373x248.jpg 373w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/A76I4773_low-res_edit-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-97288" class="wp-caption-text">Norma coffee shop’s plan</p></div>
<div id="attachment_97289" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-97289" class="wp-image-97289 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/norma_3.jpg" alt="" width="1500" height="776" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/norma_3.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/norma_3-300x155.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/norma_3-1024x530.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/norma_3-1000x517.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/norma_3-600x310.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-97289" class="wp-caption-text">The viewpoint towards Norma coffee shop’s entrance door</p></div>
<h2><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><strong>art4d: Have you ever faced a particularly challenging design project?</strong></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>WY:</strong></span> Each design project brings its challenges; it’s never a case of ‘anything goes.’ Take, for example, the Norma coffee shop we’re at right now. It’s situated in an old building that has a very peculiar layout. The space is triangular, almost flag-shaped, which is a form typically avoided in residential designs. This type of space also symbolizes the fire element, generally suited for food-related businesses and endeavors that require creativity and imagination, which is why there’s also a studio upstairs.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">When I began working with the owner and designer of Vessu Collaboration, they showed me the floor plans. Most of the functionalities were suitable, but there was a problem with a sharp-edged column in the center of the building. From my experiences, such columns can cause regular users to suffer abdominal pain. We managed to address this issue by applying plaster to the sides of the column to reduce its sharpness. Another complex issue involved the positioning of the door. It needed to be placed in a spot that harnessed the building’s positive energy. The entrance initially feels narrow, but as you move further inside, the space significantly widens. This aspect required extensive discussions with the owner and the architect, as the placement of the door is critical in attracting customers to the shop.</span></p>
<div id="attachment_97291" style="width: 1626px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-97291" class="wp-image-97291 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC08375_edit.jpg" alt="" width="1616" height="1077" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC08375_edit.jpg 1616w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC08375_edit-300x200.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC08375_edit-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC08375_edit-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC08375_edit-1000x666.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC08375_edit-660x440.jpg 660w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC08375_edit-373x248.jpg 373w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC08375_edit-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1616px) 100vw, 1616px" /><p id="caption-attachment-97291" class="wp-caption-text">Norma coffee shop’s column which was modified with the principles of Feng Shui to create a softer look</p></div>
<div id="attachment_97300" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-97300" class="wp-image-97300 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/norma_2_edit.jpg" alt="" width="1500" height="844" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/norma_2_edit.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/norma_2_edit-300x169.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/norma_2_edit-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/norma_2_edit-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/norma_2_edit-600x338.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-97300" class="wp-caption-text">The interior column and space of Norma coffee shop</p></div>
<h2><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><strong>art4d: In the past projects, have changes or modifications typically been driven more by the owner’s requirements or by the design’s compatibility from the designer’s vision?</strong></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>WY</strong></span>: It’s crucial to collaborate with the architect, the designer, and the owner. For residential projects, we usually start by analyzing the owner’s personal fortune to find the most suitable energy and direction. This helps us develop a collaborative approach. While some believe that living at a three-way junction is unfavorable, for others, such a location can be advantageous if it aligns with their fortune, potentially leading to prosperity. The physical characteristics of a three-way junction, being close to the road, can result in car lights shining into the house. The placement of windows is particularly critical; if they aren’t high enough or there aren’t any barriers like fences or bushes, the glare from the street can be disruptive. In many cases, installing curtains can be a simple yet effective solution to mitigate the problem of intrusive light.</span></p>
<div id="attachment_97293" style="width: 1510px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-97293" class="wp-image-97293 size-full" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/norma_1.jpg" alt="" width="1500" height="677" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/norma_1.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/norma_1-300x135.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/norma_1-1024x462.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/norma_1-1000x451.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/norma_1-600x271.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /><p id="caption-attachment-97293" class="wp-caption-text">The interior space of Norma coffee shop</p></div>
<h2><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">art4d: Given the diversity of Feng Shui as a field of knowledge, how do you choose the right approach for each project?</span></strong></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">WY:</span> </strong>Each site has its unique context and conditions. For example, when building on vacant land, we can thoroughly define elements like the orientation of the building, the placement of doors, the functional rooms, and even the positioning of system installations. However, when we’re renovating homes that use precast wall structures, we encounter limitations with structural modifications and functionality. In such cases, we often turn to colors and materials for support, especially in rooms where the plumbing and piping systems are difficult to relocate. From the Feng Shui perspective, our recommendations need to be in harmony with both the design’s functionality and the user’s preferences. The younger generation tends to prefer aesthetically pleasing spaces and values incorporating beliefs that provide a sense of comfort. Consequently, we devise solutions that cater to these modern needs while respecting the limitations of the space. Feng Shui, which is part of the Yi Jing philosophy centered on life’s balance, must be practically applicable in design. Sometimes, ancient guidelines may not suit contemporary contexts, so we make necessary adjustments to bridge this gap.</span></p>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Get to know the work process of Sawita Poonsatien, the photojournalist whose step follows her own interests to be the one capturing a crucial moment of Thai politics.</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1><span style="font-family: boing-bold; font-size: 14pt;">GET TO KNOW THE WORK PROCESS OF SAWITA POONSATIEN, THE PHOTOJOURNALIST WHOSE STEP FOLLOWS HER OWN INTERESTS TO BE THE ONE CAPTURING A CRUCIAL MOMENT OF THAI POLITICS</span></h1>
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<p><span style="font-family: relevant-bold; font-size: 12pt;">TEXT: NATHATAI TANGCHADAKORN<br />
PHOTO: SAWITA POONSATIEN <span style="font-size: 8pt;">EXCEPT AS NOTED</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 10pt;">(For Thai, press <a href="http://art4d.com/2024/06/sawita-poonsatien">here</a></span><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 10pt;">)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">Within the sphere of design and architecture, Sawita ‘Paint’ Poonsatien may not yet be recognized as a prominent figure in photography. However, within the vibrant currents of social media, her striking images have become familiar sights. Her portfolio features a range of memorable visuals—from the assertive single-finger salute of Pita Limjaroenrat, the prime minister candidate to Representative Rukchanok Srinork’s expressive pout, and the evocative plume of smoke from a cannon that captures imaginations with its form. While these photographs have captivated many, the creative mind behind them remains relatively unknown.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">Sawita currently lends her talents to THE STANDARD’s Thai news team, where her work is celebrated for its infusion of humor and insight. Originally drawn to the cinematic arts, Sawita pivoted towards still photography, cultivating her aesthetic vision during her academic pursuits. She began to craft her visual narrative through a personal Facebook page, which led to her first professional engagement in journalism as an intern at THE STANDARD—a decision that has since shaped her career path. Her compelling compositions, particularly those depicting political scenes, have captured the public’s gaze. These images oscillate between inducing laughter with their witty commentary and provoking thought through their layered symbolism. As a result, Sawita has risen as a notable figure in photojournalism, making her mark in such a challenging industry with a distinct and influential style, securing her reputation as an exceptional female news photographer with a rare and invaluable perspective.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-93762 aligncenter" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/พยุงลุงป้อม_low-res.jpg" alt="ศวิตา พูลเสถียร" width="1500" height="1000" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/พยุงลุงป้อม_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/พยุงลุงป้อม_low-res-300x200.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/พยุงลุงป้อม_low-res-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/พยุงลุงป้อม_low-res-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/พยุงลุงป้อม_low-res-660x440.jpg 660w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/พยุงลุงป้อม_low-res-373x248.jpg 373w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/พยุงลุงป้อม_low-res-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><strong>art4d: As a political journalist, how do you handle bias?</strong></span></h2>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Sawita Poonsatien</strong><strong>:</strong></span></span> I<span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"> believe everyone has their personal preferences. Many of my photos that became viral memes are still grounded in reality. I don’t use expressions to distort the message. Sometimes, I capture a moment in a split second, but if the image could distort the meaning once released, I choose not to use it. For instance, I once photographed Prime Minister Srettha Taweesin and a young female activist named Yok, who was holding a symbolic sign. In that context, the Prime Minister might have had dry lips and licked them. If I captured that moment, it would look like the Prime Minister was sticking his tongue out at the girl, which would have been misleading. Even though the moment truly happened and I captured it without any manipulation, such images could cause misunderstandings, so I refrain from using them.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-93737 aligncenter" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/หยกและนายก_low-res.jpg" alt="ศวิตา พูลเสถียร" width="1500" height="1000" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/หยกและนายก_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/หยกและนายก_low-res-300x200.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/หยกและนายก_low-res-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/หยกและนายก_low-res-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/หยกและนายก_low-res-660x440.jpg 660w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/หยกและนายก_low-res-373x248.jpg 373w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/หยกและนายก_low-res-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">art4d: Is there any assignment you requested to cover yourself that you found particularly interesting?</span></strong></span></h2>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">SP: </span></strong></span><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">During the COVID-19 period, I had several assignments where the situation evolved significantly after I reported on them. One such example is when I photographed people waiting to get vaccinated—a scene that many are familiar with. Initially, the area looked crowded, but by the next morning, the situation had changed completely.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">Another notable assignment during COVID-19 was covering the lockdown of migrant worker camps. These workers were confined for about 30 days. I focused on the Wat Phai Tan camp near my area, which was quite risky since about half of the camp’s residents were already infected with COVID-19. Despite the dangers, I was determined to document the lockdown conditions and illustrate how these workers were living. After spending about a day there, I produced a series of photographs. This assignment provided me with deep insights and a firsthand understanding of their lives, making it a unique project that deviated from my usual work.</span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><strong>art4d: Have you ever covered a story where you had to wait for a long time without knowing the final outcome?</strong></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">SP: </span></strong>Yes, particularly with stories involving prisoners or court cases. In the news industry, we call these assignments ‘low-effort, long-wait’ stories. These are the ones where you only need a brief moment to capture the shot, but you end up waiting all day. For instance, let’s say there’s a political prisoner who is supposed to be released from jail at 5 PM. Journalists would start updating each other, checking if the court has submitted the release documents. We estimate that if the paperwork isn’t filed before the end of the business day, the release will likely be postponed until the next day. Often, people waiting around will have different pieces of information, with one person saying one thing and another saying something else. In the end, you just have to be patient and wait it out. Normally, you’d expect the release to happen within business hours, with the latest being 5 PM. But in reality, some releases have happened as late as 10 or 11 PM.</span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>art4d: You often say you want to capture images that can’t be staged. Have you ever encountered a situation where nothing could be staged?</strong></span></h2>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000000; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">SP:</span></strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"> I think the release of political prisoners is a prime example. When prisoners are released from jail, the scenario varies—some walk out, others leave in a car. If they leave in a car at night, it can be so dark inside that you can’t see who it is. Sometimes, they won’t roll down the window for a photo. Even if someone does roll down the window, everyone rushes in like hungry zombies trying to get the shot. The moment one person lifts their camera, the view is almost entirely blocked. I’ve been to these releases and ended up with just one or two usable photos. In the end, you have to make do with what you get.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-93745 aligncenter" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ปล่อยตัวเพนกวิ้น_low-res.jpg" alt="ศวิตา พูลเสถียร" width="1500" height="1000" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ปล่อยตัวเพนกวิ้น_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ปล่อยตัวเพนกวิ้น_low-res-300x200.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ปล่อยตัวเพนกวิ้น_low-res-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ปล่อยตัวเพนกวิ้น_low-res-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ปล่อยตัวเพนกวิ้น_low-res-660x440.jpg 660w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ปล่อยตัวเพนกวิ้น_low-res-373x248.jpg 373w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ปล่อยตัวเพนกวิ้น_low-res-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></span></p>
<h2><span style="color: #000000; font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>art4d: When you’re covering an assignment or an event that doesn’t show any sign of ending, do you rely on your journalistic instincts?</strong></span></h2>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">SP:</span></strong></span> <span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">Among close friends, we say, ‘I’m full today,’ meaning we’ve got enough decent shots, and even if I stay longer, there probably won’t be anything more happening. For mob protests where unexpected incidents could occur, I have to constantly assess the situation myself. Sometimes if I can’t decide, I might need to consult the desk on whether I have enough or should head back. If it becomes too dangerous, our team will evaluate whether it’s worth the risk. In such cases, we might opt to buy photos from agencies like Thai News Pix or Getty instead.</span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>art4d: The observant nature is like a journalist’s weapon, has it ever affected your daily life?</strong></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular;">SP:</span> </strong></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: rm-regular;">Personally, I’m quite an animal lover. Sometimes my observant nature is too sharp, and I accidentally notice dead animal carcasses on the road since I ride a motorcycle. Sometimes it’s a dead bird or a squashed rat. I don’t want to see these things, but I’m just too observant, to the point where I often end up seeing things I’d rather not.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular;">art4d: Apart from news photography that involves people, have you tried shooting anything else?</span></strong></span></h2>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: rm-regular;">SP</span></span><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">:</span></strong> </span><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">I’ve shot food and product pack-shots. When I first interned at THE STANDARD, I told them I was training in the main section but wanted to try other areas too. If any other department was short-staffed, they could call me for still photography jobs. Back then I took photos of cafes and food. But it didn’t feel right, it wasn’t fun. Without people, I couldn’t figure out how to compose the shots properly. Since I was new to food photography then, I just didn’t enjoy it so I stopped. If I had persisted seriously for longer, I may have gotten better. But that first impression told me it wasn’t for me.</span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>art4d: Do you consider adding humorous elements to your photos a personal hobby?</strong></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><strong>SP:</strong> </span><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">It’s more that I just happen to notice them. Maybe it’s because I’ve consumed a lot of this kind of content. When I was in middle school, there was a school page that posted funny photos of student athletes or activities, right? Sometimes there are unintentionally comedic moments. Since I’ve absorbed so much of that, when I go out shooting and see a moment like that, I immediately think – this angle looks like a meme. I feel as if memes are powerful for communication. Just changing the text on an original image can make it hilariously different. I think it’s cool, so when working, I feel injecting that humor can make my photos stand out, and viewers can have that shared experience.</span></p>
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<h2><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><strong>art4d: As a news photographer, what is your perspective on films?</strong></span></h2>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">SP:</span></strong> <span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">It’s like they say, ‘If you study filmmaking, you won’t enjoy watching movies anymore.’ When I was studying, I’d watch and start analyzing—how did they shoot this angle? But now I can just enjoy them. Sometimes I notice a powerful or meaningful scene, and adapt those angles into my own work occasionally. Personally, I’m into crime investigation series or revenge stories, with moods close to the context of my job – like political films, or series focused on a particular profession. Like a scene of a judge walking into court – not something you see often.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">There’s one scene that really resonated with me from ‘Twenty Five Twenty One’ – it wasn’t very impressive, but reflective. Towards the end, there’s a scene where Ko Yu-rim chooses to change nationalities and faces societal backlash, plus there were paparazzi chasing her until she had to seek refuge with the female lead. Watching that, I lowkey wondered if I’d ever acted like that (the paparazzi chasing Ko Yu-rim). I don’t want to be like that, so after that, I became more self-aware when working.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-93756 aligncenter" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/วอลเล่หญิงไทย_low-res.jpg" alt="ศวิตา พูลเสถียร" width="1500" height="1000" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/วอลเล่หญิงไทย_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/วอลเล่หญิงไทย_low-res-300x200.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/วอลเล่หญิงไทย_low-res-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/วอลเล่หญิงไทย_low-res-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/วอลเล่หญิงไทย_low-res-660x440.jpg 660w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/วอลเล่หญิงไทย_low-res-373x248.jpg 373w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/วอลเล่หญิงไทย_low-res-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><strong>art4d: Does being a news photographer take a toll on your health?</strong></span></h2>
<p><strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;">SP: </span></strong><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">This work requires lugging around quite heavy equipment, so shoulder and back pain inevitably comes with the job. If I was shooting a different genre, I might only need to carry a camera without having to haul a laptop. But for news photography, I have to be equipped with a camera, multiple lenses, chargers, and a Macbook on my back at all times. Another occupational hazard is the constant exposure to sun and wind, necessitating that I always wear a hat, sunglasses, and use a black tinted lens. It gets even tougher when dusty conditions are thrown into the mix.</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>art4d: Looking ahead, what are your future career aspirations?</strong></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><strong>SP: </strong></span><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">I think I’ll continue down this path of news photography. Currently, I work under the Thai news desk focusing primarily on politics and social issues, but I also get opportunities to photograph for entertainment and sports events. However, looking further ahead, I’d love to specialize more in sports or entertainment photography. My goal is to become versatile across all genres while maintaining that solid news foundation. Right now, being under this particular division means shooting a lot of political events. But truthfully, I enjoy capturing all facets of the news.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-93758 aligncenter" src="http://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ชบวนรถแห่ฉลองรองMU-แอนโทเนีย_low-res.jpg" alt="ศวิตา พูลเสถียร" width="1500" height="1000" srcset="https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ชบวนรถแห่ฉลองรองMU-แอนโทเนีย_low-res.jpg 1500w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ชบวนรถแห่ฉลองรองMU-แอนโทเนีย_low-res-300x200.jpg 300w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ชบวนรถแห่ฉลองรองMU-แอนโทเนีย_low-res-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ชบวนรถแห่ฉลองรองMU-แอนโทเนีย_low-res-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ชบวนรถแห่ฉลองรองMU-แอนโทเนีย_low-res-660x440.jpg 660w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ชบวนรถแห่ฉลองรองMU-แอนโทเนีย_low-res-373x248.jpg 373w, https://art4d.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ชบวนรถแห่ฉลองรองMU-แอนโทเนีย_low-res-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px" /></span></p>
<h2><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>art4d: What advice would you give to someone who wants to pursue this career?</strong></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;"><strong>SP:</strong> </span><span style="font-family: rm-regular; font-size: 12pt;">Start by photographing things close to you. Enhance your observational skills, and don’t wait for the perfect moment or a special trip. Photograph local activities or events, or set assignments for yourself to ensure you go out and take pictures regularly. The essence of news photography is to create images that tell a story. While journalists write text to describe who did what, where, when, and how, we need to make sure our photos can convey the story almost without needing any text. If you can do that, building on your skills from there becomes much easier.</span></p>
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