Moving from Northern Thailand to Upstate New York with my wife and our little baby is one of the biggest transitions in my life. We moved to our house at the beginning of the city’s lockdown, just before the big celebration of St. Patrick’s Day in March. I began to draw portraits of my baby … Read moreTurmeric & Charcoal
A botanical hammered print from teak leaves on linen canvas of the life-size Asian elephant. The design was borrowed from the first official Siamese flag used abroad.
To create this project I traveled from North to South of Thailand to collect varieties of common chilis available at local markets. They have different origins, names, colors, shapes, tastes, and levels of spiciness. The selected chilis were lightly baked to get rid of moisture, and ground into tiny pieces. They were then brewed in … Read moreWho’s Afraid of Red?
Silence Party was an activity that created a neutral space where participants were able to share languages, experiences, ideas and identities. This exchange was done through a simple, interactive structure. The structure consisted of participants gathered in a circle, sometimes around a table or on floor mats. A massive piece of paper was placed in the … Read moreSilence Party
In My Arts, I tried to work with people outside the art world, specifically those who didn’t study in art school. I used questionnaires as a way to find out about their ideas of art. The results of these questionnaires were the inspiration for this work. I then collaborated with the project participants and produced … Read moreMy Arts