Throughout history, self-portrayal among the Siamese not only involved replicating the visual, but also leaving the person vulnerable by separating their inner self. The arrival of photography in the region was, therefore, sparking tension and clashing discords between opposing conceptualizations, foreign and domestic; well-known and arcane; gazer and object. By examining reversed processes, the exhibition sheds light on how photography functions as a tool for documentation and as evidence of western influence seeping into Siamese ruling class. The artist initially composed the mixed media artworks and then reproduced them using antique photography techniques with manual development. These outcomes are contemporaries that originated from different historical periods but coexisted in the same space.
