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Recently I was asked in an email about the inspiration for my work. This made me think; I felt like I had to dig a little deeper, also to clarify this question for myself. I then expanded the question questioning my motivation for doing what I do. I believe that we are living in two…
Precious Life My roots resting in the dirt Through muddy waters I carefully climb my way Rising towards the nurturing light. Solitary I stand But part of a bigger whole of ancestors and equals in diversity. Brightness and warmth surround me now But I will not forget The mud where I came from. –…
Hua Sai, a small village in the Province of Nakhon Si Thammarat in the south of Thailand. Like most places in the world, Hua Sai experiences a rural exodus, leaving mainly the youngest and elderly people behind. These people are living the slow and simple life, sometimes lacking the luxury, excitement and entertainment of the…
Jim Thompson was an American adventurer, secret service officer and business man who stayed in Thailand after the second world war to create his fortune, revolutionizing the Thai textile and silk industry in the process. Legends rank around his mysterious disappearance in the jungle of the Cameron Highlands, Malaysia, on Easter Sunday 1967. Several search missions remained…
Exhibition in Andaman Art Museum Krabi, Nov 3rd-26th, 2016 BEAUTY IS IN EVERYTHING Today’s mass media is promoting a unified ideal of beauty which penetrates through every aspect of communication. We see gleaming young women with gorgeous hair and silk-like skin; we see perfectly shaped bodies, many times artificially enhanced to fulfill an unrealistic…