Sunday, May 31, 2015

Art in Bangkok: Bangkok University Gallery and Jamjuree Art Gallery

Art is not the first thing that comes into your mind when you think about Bangkok, but the city of angels does have a vibrant art scene. Small for a big city like Krungthep, but it's there. Most underestimated place for contemporary art is the BACC, Bangkok Arts and Culture Center, opposite MBK. Many young artists showing their pieces there in nearly monthly changing exhibitions. BACC works close with universities, and the Bangkok University Gallery for example has an art space in walking distance from the Ekkamai BTS. (Building no 7).

We just made it to see the Golden Rule // Non-traditional Thai Painting - Louie Cordero exhibition. Cordero is a Filipino artist who has exceptional style of work. The backgrounds of his works show complicated story taking either from media or from Filipino myths and believes as well as the mix of Filipino-American culture, all of which lead to scary feeling but on the contrary they are lively and colorful. He recently came to Thailand to explore the local culture in all of its different angels and approaches. 
The next exhibition there will be Detour of The Ego by Lek Kiatsirikajorn and opens June 12th.

Afterwards we went down to Chula University. Security there told us that the Art Center is closed (what wasn't true, as we got told later through Facebook). But on the way down Phraya Thai road we stopped at the Jamjuree Art Gallery where Artist Koradol Kuljalusri is presenting his work.
The renown Thai artist shows paintings inspired by shadow puppets in a very specific  technique where he brushes a blurry background that is in contrast to the sharp strokes wich form abstract faces and bodies of actors of traditional tales.

He was actually there when we came so we had a chance to chat with him. He told us that he just came back from a trip to Europe where he was painting Thai temples. I am not a big fan of traditional art but his approach is refreshing and unique. 
Expect more art posts coming, as we will explore a bit more the scene in Bangkok. 




Friday, May 29, 2015

Please help to make this book real! Every dollar helps!

Please help to make this book real! Every dollar helps!

Defago Chanthalavong originally shared:

Hi awesome people!
We are making the first science book in Laos "Big Stories In A Small World" which is a book in Pop Sci genre. It’s about stories in science, scientific finding that change the world, thinking in science perspective, concept and the important of it. This book will open a brand new world for Lao reader to enter the world of science in a very easy and enjoyable way, which I’m sure it will help people to love in reading more, think more reasonably and motivate Lao kids and citizens to study in science.

Please help backing our project if you can but that doesn’t mean you can’t help, you can still share about our campaign via Twitter, Facebook, Email, Tumblr...

Thank you so much for taking the time to get involved. This means so much more to us than you will ever know.
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Shelters are overwhelmed with black dogs. At least ppl here are consequent when it comes to racism.

Shelters are overwhelmed with black dogs. At least ppl here are consequent when it comes to racism.


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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Friday, May 22, 2015

Cassava (or Tapioca) harvest and recipes

Cassava (or Tapioca) harvest and recipes
When I was on a bike tour in Khao Yai last year, we passed by a Cassava field, and our guide gave us two stems that were already cut out. He told me they just need to be sticked in the soil, but farmers would use a secret chemical to make the roots grow. I used organic fertilizer and coffee instead, and it turned out to work well.
 A few days ago I harvested from the the two (already 2.5 meter tall) trees, the result you can see in the pictures. I then cut the stems again in 6 pieces and planted them again.

What to do with it? Thanks to the twitter people, I got nice recipes. One is peeling and cooking the roots for about 30 minutes. Then grind green chili, shallots and add coconut oil and salt to taste, use it as a chutney. 
Easy make are cassava sticks: Slice the roots into sticks, cook them for 5 minutes and then fry in oil. Add salt and spices. 
And finally a German version: Cook the roots, let it cool down, cut in 5mm slices and fry in a pan, together with onions. Add salt and pepper to taste.

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Sunday, May 17, 2015

Short vacation in Hongkong. We really like this place

Short vacation in Hongkong. We really like this place


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Thursday, May 7, 2015

Brave New Bangkok

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This is a another video I made for the 2 minutes film festival. It deals with consumerism,...

This is a another video I made for the 2 minutes film festival. It deals with consumerism, probably the biggest threat to the middle class. Once our time is only spend for work and consumption, we become human robots. 
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Paying your Kebab with Bitcoin

I made a short little film for the 2 Minute Film Festival about a Kebab Shop which accepts Bitcoins. It is also a meeting place for the Bangkok Bitcoin Meetup.
The shop is located right after Sukhumvit 69/1 near Phrakhanong BTS station.


Monday, May 4, 2015

A group of construction workers on their way to work

A group of construction workers on their way to work

Bangkok is built by foreigners. Most construction workers are from neighboring countries, like Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar. Their home is quite often the construction site, where they live in more or less makeshift huts, with some exceptions. Sometimes they get apartments, but have to share one room with many people. The mat is the bed, and the clothes are the pillows.
Migrants workers are the backbone of Thailands real estate boom, no way all those condos would have been build by Thai workers. Yet, the migrants suffer from low income, they are away from their family for a very long time. And still , they doing better than their comrades on fishing boats, or even worst those hold in camps near the Malaysian border.
So, if you have enjoyed labour day by visiting the recently opened shopping malls, at least thank inside your heart those who build it.

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