“ genuine Thai ”  (2020)
 

“ How does your work look like Thai when it seems like international artwork? ”
“ Thai? What do you consider to be Thai? In my opinion, it shows on my ID card.”

In the world where everything is almost blended which can be accessed easily even a cultural divide is a translucent line. I can’t believe that I still have to answer the question.
“ What is a real Thai? ”
 

But above all, be annoyed or be offended about these questions that they asked me frequently when they think that I go against tradition.

 

I felt like ‘at least, they decided to ask because a questioning attitude is the beginning point of finding the answer. And if the questioning person is not prejudiced and takes their own opinions at first, then we probably can sit and talk and exchange the attitudes together.

 

I grew up from a very conservative family and was a Thai folk dancer since I was in kindergarten till the university. I was called a neat girl and lady by people who knew me as a child but when the time came that I stood in the spotlight of the society. I was completely nude and dared to bare myself.

 

Being raised and taught in a family that needed to be in the frame. I am not allowed to swear or clump when I was a child and now be judged as not being Thai. Just because of what I do and I’m different. Therefore it made me realize that "Thai or authentic Thai" , sometimes used external concrete as a measure of judgment.

We can not know on which ground we stand if there is no one else, no symbol or no building. Freedom of humanity, sometimes we just have to let go of our rulers that measure other people first.