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Myth of Modernity
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Chulayarnnon Siriphol

Film & Video (Film & Video)

The single-channel video Myth of Modernity opens on historical representations of the universe in Thai Buddhist places of worship –pagodas, palaces and spirit houses. Denoting three cosmological worlds, the colored religious illustrations and ornate monuments are slowly replaced by images of anti-Yingluck protesters during the 2013-2014 Thai political crisis. Over the masses, a flying neon pyramid –the light sculpture Myth of Modernity – echoes the popular simplification of worship architecture into geometrical shapes.

Chulayarnnon Siriphol

Closely associated with the film scene in Thailand, Chulayarnnon Siriphol has also developed a singular approach to film and image making as a visual artist...