NONTHAWAT NINLAWAN
Nonthawat Ninlawan (b.1996)
grew up during the transition from the analog to the digital age. This experience sparked his interest in the connection between time, memory, presence and absence. He uses painting, poetry, writing, conceptual art, installation art, and crafts to explore the overlap between physical reality and our inner thoughts.
Selected Artworks
Trace of Being:
Contemplation in Emptiness
"Trace of Being: Contemplation in Emptiness" begins with a deep interest in the fragile state of our minds and thoughts regarding our existence in today's digital urban society. It expresses an awareness of the personal realities we face in everyday life by questioning the connection and power between "what we see" and "what we think." Using the philosophy of Phenomenology as a foundation, it explores the true meaning of "Being" and the act of contemplation through a poetic lens, translating these deep thoughts into a visual language...
Relatively Light
แสงสัมพัทธ์ -
Humans perceive reality through the reflection of light; in essence, reality relies on light to affirm its own existence. Since reality is a relative construct, bending and shifting according to the observer, can a "subjective truth" still be considered the truth? This painting juxtaposes three distinct types of light present in our world: the natural light of the sky, the soft artificial glow of neon, and the light of thought...
I miss(ing) us 4 hours & 54 minutes long
"How much longing can a single pen hold?" This artwork was born from that very question. The artist used an ordinary blue pen to write a poetic essay across paper and a sheet of thermoplastic. The writing began at the very top-left corner and flowed continuously all the way down to the bottom-right for exactly 4 hours and 54 minutes—without caring when the ink would finally run out.
Writing this piece continuously in one sitting required immense physical and emotional endurance from the artist. The writing expresses a deep longing for a beloved friend who has disappeared. Because of this, the entire process became a deeply focused state...
Da Da Daa
Happiness in overlapping dimensions, brought to life by the mystery of the Datura flower. It draws us into a sprawling trance, halfway between reality and a dream. The hallucinogenic effects of the Datura are used conceptually to gently wash away the exhaustion and sorrow of the real world
The color, texture, and scale of Da Da Daa create a realm of peaceful silence. The traces on the artwork express a sense of imperfection, softness, and fragility. This creates a dialogue with its surroundings at the Hua Takhe Old Market community...
Blue Sunflower
"Under the moonlight, the sunflower turns blue." Bright, loyal, resolute. The sunflower's true identity is dyed by the moon, imbued with the unfathomable. The anomaly(?) of its color yields a visual effect that feels strikingly realistic. This peculiar sunflower emerges in a temporal space to which the world has yet to assign meaning, becoming a vacuum between the understood and the unknown. Even the very name "sunflower" is profoundly tethered to the sun's radiance, leaving its definition beneath the moonlight entirely vacant, as though it does not exist.
