26 October 2024 - 5 January 2025

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The exhibition “A Sleep of Reason Produces Fantasy” by Pumipat Usapratumban presents photographs that challenge viewers' perceptions of "reality" and "virtuality." Through photographs that examine the conflicts between them, Pumipat highlights the way human perceptions can be distorted and influenced. Sometimes, rapid observation leads to certain presumptions, and reality is adapted to a new context, placed in a different state — like a dream during a moment of slumber, which at times may fill in what is missing or embellish beyond necessity.

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"Lying back, lulling consciousness, creating the world as desired...  
As eyes open to reality, time reveals its effects.  
As if dreams slip into the waking mind."

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In his creative process, images are fused and extended, creating new dimensions within the photograph. Structures are altered while maintaining their original context. Pumipat breaks down and reassembles the elements of the photographs, giving rise to a different meaning and dimensions within the images. This re-examination of traditional photography through a new framework brings forth a "reality" that may not be visible in the original image.

 

"...Why seek to understand, as consciousness anchors the mind to the body."

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This exhibition offers an opportunity to reflect on the truth within photography by fusing the original structure of identity or personas with the dimensionality of objects through images. It thereby reflects the "truth" that lies within the bounds of imagination and limitless interpretation.