Contemporary artist Dudsadee Huntrakul tells us about his contribution to 2nd Station, his joint exhibition with fellow artists Thana Hataiwanitsiri and Jutamas Chayawanich.

Technique & medium: Pencil sketches, sculpture, prints, found objects, installation art and mixed media.

Can you tell us about this exhibition? 2nd Station is a thesis project by Shinkanzen, a group of Silpakorn University’s master’s degree students called Shinkanzen. They saw my works at the Brand New exhibition and thought I was a perfect person to contribute to their new project.

What’s your contribution? Originally I was going to hand out blank stickers to the viewers on which they could write anything. They could express their opinion no holds barred. Then I changed my mind and decided I wanted to do all sorts of things. The result is a mixed media installation with a series of found images as a highlight.

What’s going on in this image? This is a photo I found at a shop during one of my trips a few years ago. Nobody really knows who the girl on the beach is or was. I found the image very interesting and also mystifying at the same time.

We heard you also have a band playing at the exhibition? I wanted to maximize the use of space so I brought in the pin phaya nak [Isaan three-string harp] band whom I found playing around On Nut BTS station. I’m planning to bring them in again so watch this space.

Why do you think found objects appeal to you so much? It’s very intriguing, the notion of a found object to be re-found or perhaps re-lost. This image was once found, and then got re-discovered by me. Who knows whose hands it’s going to be in next?

Catch 2nd Station at WTF Gallery & Café

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