“ THIS IS MY BODY ” Solo Exhibition by Sophirat Muangkum

“ THIS IS MY BODY ” SOLO EXHIBITION BY SOPHIRAT MUANGKUM JUNE 15 - JUNE 30 , 2019 AT MAISPACE , CHIANGMAI OPENING RECEPTION JUNE 15 ,2019 AT 18.00 P.M. LIVE MUSIC : - View From The Bus Tour (18.30-19.30) - Panch (19.30-20.00) ARTIST TALK : 20.00-20.15 ROOFTOP BAR : 20.15-22.00 ** FREE ENTRY **

-------------------- “ This is my body ”

First, my passion to take a photography is a humans skin. After 13 years in my career ,

I found out that I also love humanity and humans thoughts. You might have heard once if you grew up in a conservative country that you must respect traditional and culture no matter how much it’s different from the way you are,

but some people forget that ‘ People are culture ’ and People have feeling. This exhibition has been created and inspired by People in the northern Thailand who were born or have lived here, even who have moments here and also comments in Social media nowaday. I love nature and I believe that all are beautiful in their own way

and everyone has their own story. Why Body-shaming? Cyberbullying? There are toxic people who love to push someone down and ready to judge the others. I doubt , if the toxic people say to themselves in the mirror badly? I believe that the body cover the soul. Outsider can see only a reaction but they have no idea what their true feeling are. These photos also contains models story,experienced and thought. I would love to communicate to both the society through my work, the outsider looking in who must learn to respect the others

and those who are in the same situation to learn to respect and be proud of yourself. Because Everyone Needs Respect.

-------------------- The Artist

Sophirat Muangkum (1983) lives and works based in Bangkok.

Her works have been exhibited, among the others, at Bangkok Art & Cultural Center (BACC), Photo Fair Thailand at BITEC (Bangkok), Midnice Gallery (Bangkok), Radisson Blu (Bangkok), KUDETA (Bangkok), Rebel Art Space (Bangkok).“The Secret of Skin” was the first solo at MOST gallery, Bangkok in 2018 including photo book in the same title.

Sophirat’s images have been published and featured on VOGUE Italia, ThaiPBS, Play Magazine (Thailand), Zoomaa (Norway), KALTBLUT Magazine (Germany), Blast Magazine (Thailand),Globetrotter Magazine (Indonesia), Guru magazine by Bangkok Post (Thailand) and other.