2026 ASIAN ART BIENNIAL
Tag: Relationship
PHOTO ESSAY : BETWEEN COMING AND GOING
TEXT & PHOTO: SATITA TARATIS
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Between Coming and Going is a photographic series shaped by years of traveling and observing nature. Along the way, I have encountered places that remain ecologically rich, places undergoing change, and places where aspects of the natural world survive only in memory. These experiences have led me back to a fundamental question: What, exactly, is the relationship between humans and nature?
Our lives depend on soil, water, air, food, and the living beings around us. At the same time, we classify these things as ‘resources’ and transform them in the name of ‘development.’ What happens in one place is often repeated somewhere else, making it impossible not to wonder: What have we learned from what has already come before?
This photographic series gradually moves through three passages of time: what we carry with us from the past, the present in which we are now living, and what still remains before us.
Photographs, memories, fabric, and colors derived from nature are brought together as a way to reconsider these relationships once again—and to reflect on how we are living alongside the world.
Measured against the vast timescale of the Earth, our lives may be no more than fine lines that appear, remain for a while, and then disappear. Yet within that brief span, our choices still leave traces that extend into the lives of others.
Perhaps what needs healing is not nature alone,
but the relationship between humanity and the world.
And while so much still remains before us, I would like to invite us all to look again—and to consider what may be the most important question of all:
During the time we have been given on this Earth, how will we relate to this home, and what kind of world will we pass on to one another?
That question begins now.
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Satita Taratis (Mind), born in 1993, is a visual storyteller whose work explores the relationships between humans, nature, and spirituality. Her practice begins with questions surrounding the climate crisis and invites us to recognize that humans are not separate from rivers, forests, soil, or other living beings. Rather, we all exist within the same web of relationships.
PASA ARCHITECTS
Sook Hotel | Photo courtesy of PASA Architects
PASA ARCHITECTS IS A STUDIO THAT APPROACHES DESIGN BY ASKING WHAT KIND OF NEEDS A SPACE SHOULD FULFILL AND WHAT KIND OF EXPERIENCE IT SHOULD CREATE FOR ITS USERS Read More
YONIAM
EXPLORING OLD BUILDINGS, PERSONAL MEMORIES, AND THE STORIES OF SING BURI AND BANGKOK THROUGH THE EYES OF YONIAM
FORESTED FUTURE
WHEN HUMAN TIME DIFFERS FROM TREE TIME, ‘FORESTED FUTURE’ IS A DOCUMENTARY THAT INVITES US TO REFLECT ON OUR RESPONSIBILITY IN USING NATURAL RESOURCES AND CARING FOR FORESTS IN THE LONG TERM
DRAWING
‘DRAWING’ BY PARINOT KUNAKORNWONG INVITES US TO EXPLORE MEMORIES THAT ARE NOT MERELY PERSONAL BUT ALSO INTERSECT WITH HISTORY AND COLONIALISM Read More
VERONICA OLARIU
FROM ARCHITECTURE TO ART: GET TO KNOW VERONICA OLARIU, A ROMANIAN ARCHITECT AND ARTIST WHO IS INTERESTED IN THE SPACE ‘BETWEEN’ DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES AND IN USING THE BODY, NATURE, AND INTUITION AS PART OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS
NITTO ARCHITECTS
NITTO ARCHITECTS IS A STUDIO THAT VIEWS EVERY PROJECT AS AN EQUATION WITH A DIFFERENT ANSWER, THROUGH A PROCESS OF THINKING, ANALYZING, AND INTERPRETING THE CONTEXT, RESULTING IN ARCHITECTURAL WORKS THAT ARE RATIONAL AND HARMONIOUS IN EVERY ASPECT Read More
UNDO PLANET PART 2: LAND ART AND NON-HUMAN BEINGS
FROM EXPLORING THE LANDSCAPE OF CONFLICT, THE EXHIBITION ‘UNDO PLANET PART 2: LAND ART AND NON-HUMAN BEINGS’ EXPANDED TO ADDRESS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMANS AND NATURE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ANTHROPOCENE ERA
PHOTO ESSAY : A MODERN DAY AFFAIR
The Beginning: Neither notices the space growing between them.
TEXT & PHOTO: KANTAYA NEW
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This series began at home: my husband was with me, but always on his phone. I felt the screen had taken my place. That feeling began A Modern Day Affair.
The work looks at how phones reshape relationships. Many images are self-portraits; others focus on small details—a cracked screen protector on a cake or notes on a door. Some moments are real; others are imagined but remain emotionally true.
In a clean, staged style, the photographs mix humor and sadness to show how people drift apart even when sitting side by side. I am not blaming phones; rather, I am asking how often we choose screens over connection without noticing.
Lighting, color, and composition add a surreal touch. The series is ongoing. Rooted in personal experience, it remains relatable. It is a reminder to look up and attend to one another.
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Kantaya New is a Thai Singaporean photo artist working across conceptual and street photography. Her street practice finds overlooked, serendipitous moments in daily life, while her conceptual work uses staged scenes and objects to invite reflection—often on how technology shapes relationships. Based in Singapore, she is finalizing A Modern Day Affair and developing new work.
Her work has been exhibited internationally and has received recognition in several renowned competitions such as LensCulture Critics’ Choice, Fujifilm Moment Street Photo Awards and Sony World Photography Awards.
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