THE OVERFLOW
Eakalak Maleetipawan, Jakrawal Nilthamrong, Chai Siris, Arnont Nongyao, Piyarat Piyapongwiwat, Taiki Sakpisit
Screening programme curated by Lauren Reid
and organised together with Arnont Nongyao, Piyarat Piyapongwiwat
7 January 2016
Untitled for Film, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai
Screening programme curated by Lauren Reid
and organised together with Arnont Nongyao, Piyarat Piyapongwiwat
7 January 2016
Untitled for Film, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai
The Overflow brings together short films where environments in Thailand become more than their material matter: bustling markets, deep forests, and dusty construction sites slowly expose an undercurrent of forces, transforming the familiar into hypnotic realms.
PRESS RELEASE (with Thai translation)
PRESS RELEASE (with Thai translation)
Taiki Sakpisit Whispering Ghosts 2008 (still), 12:59 min. Courtesy the artist
Taiki Sakpisit
Whispering Ghosts (2008) reflects on Thailand’s political turmoil during 2001-2006, hinting at the layers of trauma that go unseen in the day-to-day.
Piyarat Piyapongwiwat The Routine 2011 (still), 5:22 min. Courtesy the artist
Piyarat Piyapongwiwat
The Routine (2011) documents simple daily life, capturing the atmosphere of a local market in Chiang Mai around the time the national anthem is played at 6pm.
Jakrawal Nilthamrong Zero Gravity 2012 (still), 24:38 min. Courtesy the artist
Jakrawal Nilthamrong
Set in Ratchaburi, not far from Bangkok, Zero Gravity (2012) follows a man on a journey into the history of the region.
Chai Siris Six Suns 2014 (still), 6:12 min. Courtesy the artist
Chai Siris
Six Suns (2014) a film that is inspired by Shuho, an Ikebana master, and Chloe, an administrator of Le Pavillon. The film is a study of physical and imaginary spaces, at a distant and at home.
Eakalak Maleetipawan A Moment in a Rainforest 2010 (still). 14:10 min. Courtesy the artist
Eakalak Maleetipawan
A soldier enters the rainforest where he encounters a tiger ghost and his past self unfolds.
Arnont Nongyao The Light of HappiSadness 2016 (still), 14:49 min. Courtesy the artist
Arnont Nongyao
Whirling and out of focus, Nongyao captures the twinkling lights of Chiang Mai. The Light of HappiSadness (2016) conveys a sense of being stuck in limbo, unable to progress in any direction as a result of the looming changes in Thailand.