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Destination: Still Unknown
Pramuan Burusphat: A Retrospective
21 January - 26 February 2017
Studio, 4th floor
Opening Ceremony on Saturday 21 January 2017 at 18.30 hrs.
[Special programme - panel discussion : Pramuan Burusphat and Thai Contemporary Photography
on Saturday 11 February 2017, 14.00 - 16.00 hrs.]
Destination: Still Unknown is a retrospective exhibition dedicated to
Pramuan Burusphat (b. 1953,Bangkok), eminent artist,
educator and
advocate of photography (as art).
Since the late 70s, Ajarn Pramuan has displayed a rare commitment towards
photography as his medium-of-choice in his artistic
practice. A pioneer of
conceptual photography in Thailand, his work also incorporates collage and
drawing. Pramuan’s usage
of photography is different from the salon
photographers and the photojournalists. Heenjoysexperimenting with
different
photographic processes and printing technologies, creating imageries
informed by his personal experiences. Pramuansees
photography as a way to connect and dialogue with the global community of artists and photographers.
Since the 90s,
Pramuan has also been thinking about the artist’s role in wastage
and consumption (through the making of art),prompting
him to shift his work
in a new direction. In many ways, he is constantly ahead of the curve.
This retrospective aims to highlight some of the threads in his artistic practice.
It is also an occasion to celebrate Pramuan’s
impact on Thai contemporary art.
In Southeast Asia, photography’s place in the visual arts remains uncertain.
For decades, Ajarn Pramuan found himself operating
in an unsympathetic
environment. Nevertheless, since the late 70s, he has participated in ten
solo shows and over 70 group exhibitions across the world.
Curators: Zhuang Wubin and Manit Sriwanichpoom
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Graduating with a MFA in photography from the North Texas State University in 1979, Pramuan taught art history and printmaking
at Srinakharinwirot University from 1980 to 1982. In 1982, he became a founding member of the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts
at Chulalongkorn University. From 1984 to 1988 and from 1991 to 1994, he headed the Department of Visual Arts at the faculty.
In 1983, he pioneered the first BFA programme in photography in Thailand. Many of his students are now accomplished artists,
photographers and educators. Since 1998, Pramuan has relocated to New Zealand.
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