Nakrob Moonmanas (born in 1990, Bangkok) is a visual artist based in Bangkok, primarily working with the medium of collage. He graduated from Thai literature studies at Chulalongkorn University. His focus centers on exploring the historical memories of Thai visual arts and cultures. Moonmanas endeavours to unveil, play with, and question these aspects in various dimensions. By delving into pictorial archives spanning multiple times and places, his artworks come to life through the juxtaposition of local and exotic fragments of history and visual culture. Infused with a contemporary aesthetic, this amalgamation creates an alternative narrative, prompting a reexamination of the past and inviting viewers to explore and assess once again topics they are almost familiar with.
Moonmanas’s recent work has been shown at various institutes, such as the Bangkok Art and Cultural Centre, Warin Lab Contemporary, Jim Thompson Art Center in Bangkok and Mizuma Gallery in Singapore. From 2020 to 2021, Moonmanas was a laureate of the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris. His artist residency in Paris was supported by the Institut français and the Embassy of France in Bangkok, Thailand. In 2022, Moonmanas was one of the artists of the Bangkok Art Biennale. In 2024, he collborated with Chitti Kasemkitvatana for the porject “Our Place In Their World” for “The Spirits Of Maritime Crossing”,Collateral Event of the 60th Venice Biennale.
Education
2013 Bachelor’s Degree of Arts in Thai language and literature (1st Class Honours), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Artist Residency
2020-2021 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris.
Selected Exhibitions
2022 “Timirbhu: The New World Order” Jim Thompson Art Center, Bangkok.
2021 “Photo-Alchemy”, Alliance Française, Bangkok.
2018 "Coronets" at ThongLor Art Space, Bangkok.
2017 "Sacrifice" at People's Gallery, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) Bangkok, Thailand.
Selected Duo Exhibitions
2022 “Artificial Nature” with Mary Pakinee, Warin Lab Contemporary, Bangkok.
2019 "The Art of Human Rights" with Naraphat Sakarthornsap, the European Union in Thailand in collaboration with the Rights and Liberties Protection Department (RLPD) of the Ministry of Justice, Yelo House, Bangkok, Thailand.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 “The Spirits Of Maritime Crossing, Collateral Event of the 60th the Venice Biennale, Venice.
2024 Doxa & Episteme – In Search of the Real Deal, Mizuma Gallery, Singapore.
2022 Bangkok Art Biennale 2022, Bangkok.
2022 “The Immeasurable and World's End ” JWD Art Space, Bangkok.
2021 “The Hermeneutics of Resonances” Cité Internationale de Arts, Paris.
2019 “In-betweenness” the prelude One Bangkok. Bangkok.
2012 "SHOW YOURSELF: ASEAN Self-Portrait, Korean Self-Portrait" Seoul Museum of History, Seoul, South Korea.
Awards & Honours
2023 Artist of the Year, GQ Magazine Thailand .
2019 Finalist of Designer of the Year awards 2019 (Illustration), Department of International Trade Promotion, Ministry of Commerce, Government of Thailand.
2012 Winner of Thailand, ASEAN-Korea Multimedia Competition. ASEAN-Korea Centre, Seoul, South Korea.
Selected Collaborations
Penguin Random House, Fridericianum, Thai Airways, Jim Thompson, One Bangkok Delegation of the European Union to Thailand. The Embassy of France in Bangkok, Royal Thai Embassy, New Delhi, Republic of India, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC), Thailand Creative & Design Centre (TCDC).