UNDER THE BURNING SUN THE GRASS IS GREENER THAN EVER
A Solo Exhibition by Lek Kiatsirikajorn
Curated by Kritsada Duchsadeevanich
8 July - 3 September 2023
Beneath the image of a peaceful and perfect paradise lies a vast land and sky embracing as if it was a moment of fleeting happiness. Historical narratives change into thin blankets of smog swirling and drifting under the horrifying beauty.
History is screaming for all to reexamine and revise the scabs and scars of the darkest hours of society that are engraved in it from the old days to the normality of now. This abnormality of normalcy has created some soft breath of painful memories that leads to the process of permeation to the deepest slit that has been removed from history.
The exhibition "UNDER THE BURNING SUN THE GRASS IS GREENER THAN EVER" by Lek Kiatsirikajorn assembles the sediments of memories through the language of photography while springing and reshuffling space and time. It seems like reconnecting history, space, people, and time by constructing the fading time tunnel to bring us back to those stories from the past that overlap with new memories of now.
About the Artist
Lek Kiatsirikajorn (B.1977, Thailand)
A contemporary photographer whose works are frequently exhibited internationally such as UK, France, USA, Russia, the Netherlands, China, Singapore and Hong Kong. In 2013, he was one of the 20 international photographers invited to join the project “The Russian Moment”. His work “Restoration from Within” was exhibited in the State Russian Museum together with the works from world-renowned photographers like Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin, Pablo Batholomew, Stanley Green, and Martin Kollar.
He was selected by Quai Branly Museum in Paris for the 2012 photography grant. His work “Lost in Paradise” was included in the museum’s permanent photography collection. The photo series is also a part of the national collection, collected by the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture, the Ministry of Culture, Thailand.
His’s works focus on memories and realities. His visual language plays with both the obvious and the ambiguous with deep and profound meanings. His photographs often show a reality of Thai society, and the reality he documented powerfully poses questions back to the audience about the society they live in.
Lek’s painting background reflects how he thinks and sees an image. Thus, the way he thinks about image and reality is intriguing in the aspect of the visual subtlety and the interaction between space and time. He is a keen observer of the social phenomena in which he portrays them with delicacy and depth.
About the Curator
Kritsada Duchsadeevanich (B.1984 in Bangkok, Thailand)
Full-time curator at the Art Centre Silpakorn University while also curating exhibitions across various art spaces.
Kritsada’s curatorial interest lies in contemporary themes that engage with socio-political history and today’s cultural landscape.
