Eposter : Natthorn Tansurat
The Beauty of Time
18 July 2025 - 18July 2026
Hor Kaew, Mae Fah Luang Art and Cultural Park, Chiang Rai
Mythical creatures from Thailand’s northern plateau; Kala Face of Pa Sak Temple and Ayok mask of the Plang (Tai Luay or Lua) Ethnic Group meet Gargoyle of Notre-Dame de Paris and the lion of Porte Saint-Denis, one of Paris's former city walls in the 10th arrondissement, in “The Beauty of Time”, the premiere solo exhibition in the northern provinces by Chitti Kasemkitvatana at Hor Kaew of Mae Fah Luang Art and Cultural Park in Chiang Rai from 18 June 2025 to 18 July 2026.
“The Beauty of Time” is the second rendition of a three-part interdisciplinary project titled “Epilogue”. It was launched in Paris where the artist conducted his research and presentation “Coda” in early June during his artist’s residency program at Methone. The subsequent phases of the project takes place throughout 2025 and 2026 at the Mae Fah Luang Art and Cultural Park in Chiang Rai and at Gallery Seescape in Chiang Mai.
“Epilogue” explores the cultural variations and sociocultural processes involved in the production of time in society, with a particular focus on the northern provinces of Southeast Asia, including Tai Kra-Dai ethnic groups, Lua, and other indigenous communities living in mountainous villages and cities. This ongoing project is “driven by an enduring curiosity about the nature of (multi-layers of) space, time, and matter in the universe, [in which] the artist explores these questions through the lenses of philosophy, Buddhism, astronomy, and physics, responding with a fluid artistic language over the years.” (Esther Lu, “The Mountain Algorithms” exhibition handout, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan, 2024). The project delves deep into the ghostly temporality of the entanglement of “what was / is / to come,” understood as a dynamism of forces in which all things are constantly diffracting, influencing, and acting inseparably.
“The Beauty of Time” is made possible with generous support from Association Phenomenon, Office of Contemporary Art and Culture, Ministry of Culture, Thailand and Mae Fah Luang Art and Cultural Park.
Educational program supported by Association Art Bridge Chiang Rai and School of Buddhist Art, Mae Fah Luang University.
Credits :
Production team
Thakol Khaosa-ad
Surayuth Jitmanowan
Installation team
Thakol Khaosa-ad
CGRAM_CANVAS
Graphics
Natthorn Tansurat
Special thanks :
Nakorn Pongnoi
Paradee Sattarujawong
Kitdanai Sombatmai
Pathompong Manakitsomboon
Phatarawadee Phataranawik
and
Staff at Mae Fah Luang Art and Cultural Park
18 July 2025 - 18July 2026
Hor Kaew, Mae Fah Luang Art and Cultural Park, Chiang Rai
Mythical creatures from Thailand’s northern plateau; Kala Face of Pa Sak Temple and Ayok mask of the Plang (Tai Luay or Lua) Ethnic Group meet Gargoyle of Notre-Dame de Paris and the lion of Porte Saint-Denis, one of Paris's former city walls in the 10th arrondissement, in “The Beauty of Time”, the premiere solo exhibition in the northern provinces by Chitti Kasemkitvatana at Hor Kaew of Mae Fah Luang Art and Cultural Park in Chiang Rai from 18 June 2025 to 18 July 2026.
“The Beauty of Time” is the second rendition of a three-part interdisciplinary project titled “Epilogue”. It was launched in Paris where the artist conducted his research and presentation “Coda” in early June during his artist’s residency program at Methone. The subsequent phases of the project takes place throughout 2025 and 2026 at the Mae Fah Luang Art and Cultural Park in Chiang Rai and at Gallery Seescape in Chiang Mai.
“Epilogue” explores the cultural variations and sociocultural processes involved in the production of time in society, with a particular focus on the northern provinces of Southeast Asia, including Tai Kra-Dai ethnic groups, Lua, and other indigenous communities living in mountainous villages and cities. This ongoing project is “driven by an enduring curiosity about the nature of (multi-layers of) space, time, and matter in the universe, [in which] the artist explores these questions through the lenses of philosophy, Buddhism, astronomy, and physics, responding with a fluid artistic language over the years.” (Esther Lu, “The Mountain Algorithms” exhibition handout, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan, 2024). The project delves deep into the ghostly temporality of the entanglement of “what was / is / to come,” understood as a dynamism of forces in which all things are constantly diffracting, influencing, and acting inseparably.
“The Beauty of Time” is made possible with generous support from Association Phenomenon, Office of Contemporary Art and Culture, Ministry of Culture, Thailand and Mae Fah Luang Art and Cultural Park.
Educational program supported by Association Art Bridge Chiang Rai and School of Buddhist Art, Mae Fah Luang University.
Credits :
Production team
Thakol Khaosa-ad
Surayuth Jitmanowan
Installation team
Thakol Khaosa-ad
CGRAM_CANVAS
Graphics
Natthorn Tansurat
Special thanks :
Nakorn Pongnoi
Paradee Sattarujawong
Kitdanai Sombatmai
Pathompong Manakitsomboon
Phatarawadee Phataranawik
and
Staff at Mae Fah Luang Art and Cultural Park
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E-BOOK
heyzine.com/flip-book/714013690a.html Published on the occasion of the exhibition The Beauty of Time : ความงามแห่งกาลเวลา, the second rendition of Epilogue, a three-part interdisciplinary project on time, presented at Hor Kaew, Mae Fah Luang Art and Cultural Park, Chiang Rai from 18 July 2025 - 18July 2026. “The Beauty of Time : ความงามแห่งกาลเวลา” is made possible with generous support from Association Phenomenon, Office of Contemporary Art and Culture, Ministry of Culture, Thailand and Mae Fah Luang Art and Cultural Park. Credits Introduction: Phatarawadee Phataranawik Excavating Entangled Time: Pathompong Manakitsomboon Photographer: Wanchai Phutthawarin Graphic design: Natthorn Tansurat ©2025 All rights reserved by the artist. For additional copyrights, see text and image captions. |
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Eposter : Natthorn Tansurat
Epilogue : CODA
26 May - 25 June 2025
Methone Residency Program
Organized by Association Phenomenon
with additional support from the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture, Ministry of Culture, Thailand
From the end of May to the end of June 2025, Chitti Kasemkitvatana will be in residence at Methone in Paris. During this period, he will conduct research and present “Coda,” the first part of a three-part interdisciplinary project titled “Epilogue.” The subsequent phases of the project will take place throughout 2025 and 2026 at the Mae Fah Luang Art and Cultural Park in Chiang Rai and at Gallery Seescape in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
“Epilogue” explores the cultural variations and sociocultural processes involved in the production of time in society, with a particular focus on the northern provinces of Southeast Asia, including Tai Kra-Dai ethnic groups, Lua, and other indigenous communities living in mountainous villages and cities. This ongoing project is “driven by an enduring curiosity about the nature of (multi-layers of) space, time, and matter in the universe, [in which] the artist explores these questions through the lenses of philosophy, Buddhism, astronomy, and physics, responding with a fluid artistic language over the years.” (Esther Lu, “The Mountain Algorithms” exhibition handout, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan, 2024). The project dives deep into the ghostly temporality of the entanglement of “what was / is / to come,” understood as a dynamism of forces in which all things are constantly diffracting, influencing, and acting inseparably.
“Coda,” a prelude rendition in Paris, will present a selection of both early and recent works—mostly sketches and pieces that gesture toward the coexistence of different temporal layers within a single moment, and the multidirectional flow of time between past, present, and future. “Coda” intertwines the artist’s ongoing research into scientific inventions from the Enlightenment through the early 20th century in France with cultural artifacts and mythologies from the northern provinces of Southeast Asia, alongside works informed by his recent explorations in quantum physics.
About Methone
Methone is a residency program that orbits around Athens and Paris. Its objective is to create entanglements amongst scholars, artists, places, and times, that lead to open-ended reworkings of the respective situated contexts.
Methone is named after the street of the residency’s Athens location. It is also an egg-shaped moon of Saturn and a mythological character.
Special thanks :
Iordanis Kerenidis and Piergiorgio Pepe
Boris Atrux
26 May - 25 June 2025
Methone Residency Program
Organized by Association Phenomenon
with additional support from the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture, Ministry of Culture, Thailand
From the end of May to the end of June 2025, Chitti Kasemkitvatana will be in residence at Methone in Paris. During this period, he will conduct research and present “Coda,” the first part of a three-part interdisciplinary project titled “Epilogue.” The subsequent phases of the project will take place throughout 2025 and 2026 at the Mae Fah Luang Art and Cultural Park in Chiang Rai and at Gallery Seescape in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
“Epilogue” explores the cultural variations and sociocultural processes involved in the production of time in society, with a particular focus on the northern provinces of Southeast Asia, including Tai Kra-Dai ethnic groups, Lua, and other indigenous communities living in mountainous villages and cities. This ongoing project is “driven by an enduring curiosity about the nature of (multi-layers of) space, time, and matter in the universe, [in which] the artist explores these questions through the lenses of philosophy, Buddhism, astronomy, and physics, responding with a fluid artistic language over the years.” (Esther Lu, “The Mountain Algorithms” exhibition handout, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan, 2024). The project dives deep into the ghostly temporality of the entanglement of “what was / is / to come,” understood as a dynamism of forces in which all things are constantly diffracting, influencing, and acting inseparably.
“Coda,” a prelude rendition in Paris, will present a selection of both early and recent works—mostly sketches and pieces that gesture toward the coexistence of different temporal layers within a single moment, and the multidirectional flow of time between past, present, and future. “Coda” intertwines the artist’s ongoing research into scientific inventions from the Enlightenment through the early 20th century in France with cultural artifacts and mythologies from the northern provinces of Southeast Asia, alongside works informed by his recent explorations in quantum physics.
About Methone
Methone is a residency program that orbits around Athens and Paris. Its objective is to create entanglements amongst scholars, artists, places, and times, that lead to open-ended reworkings of the respective situated contexts.
Methone is named after the street of the residency’s Athens location. It is also an egg-shaped moon of Saturn and a mythological character.
Special thanks :
Iordanis Kerenidis and Piergiorgio Pepe
Boris Atrux
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E-BOOK
heyzine.com/flip-book/ef544c3d53.html Published on the occasion of the presentation of Coda, the prelude of Epilogue, a three-part interdisciplinary project, presented at the Workroom during Chitti Kasemkitvatana’s residency at Methone on June 11, 2025. Credits Introduction: Phenomenon / Phenomenon, Anafi Excavating Entangled Time: Pathompong Manakitsomboon Graphic design: Ntthrn Tansurat ©2025 Association Phenomenon & the artist. All rights reserved. For additional copyrights, see text and image captions. |
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Epilogue :
An interdisciplinary project on time in three parts. Paris - Chiang Rai - Chiang Mai 2025 - 2026 Paris CODA 26 May - 25 June 2025 Methone Residency Program Chiang Rai The Beauty of Time 18 July 2025 - 18July 2026 Hor Kaew, Mae Fah Luang Art and Cultural Park Chiang Mai Epilogue 2026 Gallery Seescape |
Image : DDMY Studio
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