Series: Kwan Khao
Medium/Materials: Drypoint printing on cotton paper, paper cutting and fabric
Type of work: Mixed-media installation
In Thai tradition, Khao Kwan Thung, small pouches of blessed rice seeds are kept to bring prosperity, protection, and infinite abundance. This installation reimagines the concept of the “blessed pouch” not merely as a physical object, but as a sanctuary of collective memory and spiritual resonance.
The artwork features suspended, translucent fabric vessels resembling scaled-up rice pouches, cascading from above. Inside these glowing forms, thousands of golden rice grains and delicate hand-woven threads hang in mid-air, casting intricate shadows across the space. As light filters through the ethereal structures, it creates a sanctuary-like atmosphere where the physical grain transforms into a quiet locus of light, intention, and prayer.