Melodies run through places and among the mundane. Rythmes are to be found on unexpected subjects, beats on prosaic items, silent buildings, color tones, and people. Everything somehow finds its place, even when taken out of place. At times simple and sentimental, abstract and eclectic, layered, ambiguous. My visual research is focused on the relationship…
Koh Phaluai is a virgin evergreen island in the Gulf of Thailand. It is inhabited by sea gypsies who still earn a living from fishing. The majority of the population lives on the island for about 8 generations. There are 102 households and 438 people who live divided into 4 small villages.In 1980, the nearby…
Officially, women cannot become monks in Thailand – the biggest Buddhist country in the world. They are refused all the rights and benefits that male monks are entitled to and face legal problems when trying to get their ordination. They exist in the community, help the local people, but stay invisible for the country. Feeling…
Notting Hill Carnival 2019. The second biggest street festival. 70 scenes, 5km, a million participants, 5 tons of chicken, 25 000 bottles of rum.
How to address the feeling, when you are among the number of people and things, but somehow detached from anything else. Lost in your own personal world. In a mysterious state of isolation among so many other human beings. Out of place, not in harmony with the outer habitat. Passers-by are not even noticeable, they…
