Sawatchrokorn Wannasorn
Human Thing
oil on canvas - triptych2025
90 x 70 cm
Based on the Northern Thai legend of the Albino Eel, this triptych recalls the flooding of the city Wiang Nong Lom by an enraged Naga king. Only a virtuous widow survived. Arranged like a Thai mural, the paintings retell this vanishing tale while reflecting on human disruption of natural and cultural landscapes. Sawatchrokorn links ancient myth to modern loss, reminding us that when we alter nature, we also erase our shared memory.
€ 14.000
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Based on the Northern Thai legend of the Albino Eel, this triptych recalls the flooding of the city Wiang Nong Lom by an enraged Naga king. Only a virtuous widow survived. Arranged like a Thai mural, the paintings retell this vanishing tale while reflecting on human disruption of natural and cultural landscapes. Sawatchrokorn links ancient myth to modern loss, reminding us that when we alter nature, we also erase our shared memory.
€ 14.000
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