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bacc exhibition 789
Unseen Siam
Early Photography 1860 - 1910
Organised by BACC Exhibition Department and River Books
BACC Main sponsor: Thai Beverage Public Company Limited
BACC Project Sponsors: The Crown Property
Bureau, The Royal Photographic Society of Thailand
and Thai Airways International Public Company Limited
9 September - 7 November 2016
Main Gallery, 9th floor The first photography exhibition in Thailand features more than 150 old Siamese photographs from the very
first beginning until
the end of the reign of King Chulalongkorn, the fifth monarch of Siam. The original
negatives of these photographs are kept in
the foreign country’s archive. They were taken by foreign
photographers and Thais who were later appointed Siamese court
photographers. These archaic photographs which have never been seen would bring various historical aspects to light - whether
portrait
photography of King Mongkut of Siam, King Chulalongkorn, nobles and commoners; architectures and
landscapes of the
past hundred years; chronicled events and royal ceremonies; citified and provincial life;
traditional dance, Khon (a masked
performance), and Likay (dramatic performance). Every photograph has
become the connection to the works of contemporary
artists who would capture the metropolis’ social-
economic particularities, her ongoing changes, along with her people’s way of life,
land and water
transportation. Contemporary performance and key technology of photography will encourage culture of
history,
pave way for further interpretation and sustain the life of these photographs.
Photographers: Abbé Larnaudie, Fedor Jagor, Pierre Rossier, Carl Bismark, Francis Chit, John Thomson
Henry Schuren, Gustave
Richard Lambert, Max Martin, William Kennett Loftus, Fritz Schumann, Joaquim
Antonio, Robert Lenz, Emil Groote and Kaishi Isonaga
Artists: Ekaluck Peanpanawate, Kwanchai Lichaikul, Lek Kiatsirikajorn, Nakrob Moonmarsnut, Pairoj
Teeraprapa, Pichet Klunchun,
Pinit Phantaprawat Suebsakun Sarunpuet and Ukrit Sa-nguanhai
Guest Curators: Mom Rajawongse, Narisa Chakrabongse and Paisarn Piammettawat
Co-Curator: Pichaya Suphavanij
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