Disavowing Voices, 2013, live performance, 10 mins
Four singers who do not understand the Thai language are commissioned to sing Thai national anthem in a Thai contemporary art group exhibition in London. They are asked to sing the original version of the anthem collectively, sing the anthem solo in their individual rendition with personal choice of musical genre, and sing the anthem with one's own rendition simultaneously.
Private Views, 2012
Private Views is a live performance conducted for the private view of the Interim Show. In order to see the performance, the audience has to hold the free-to-take bright colour paper up covering his/her mouth and his/her nose. Then, one of the performers will come to the audience and perform his/her chosen talent in front of the audience. To stop the performance is to simply put the paper down; the performer will walk away.
Private Views, 2012
Private Views is a live performance conducted for the private view of the Interim Show. In order to see the performance, the audience has to hold the free-to-take bright colour paper up covering his/her mouth and his/her nose. Then, one of the performers will come to the audience and perform his/her chosen talent in front of the audience. To stop the performance is to simply put the paper down; the performer will walk away.
Take air into the lungs and then expel it, 2012
A semi-hidden wireless microphone attached under the invigilator's nose. His/her breathing sound is amplified and come out through speakers.
Take air into the lungs and then expel it, 2012
A semi-hidden wireless microphone attached under the invigilator's nose. His/her breathing sound is amplified and come out through speakers.
Siamese Smile Contest, 2010
Siamese Smile Contest is a day marathon smiling contest whereby an award in cash is provided to the one who can smile the longest of the day. (We finally got the winner who can smile up to 172 minutes.) The contest took place in JJ Market Creative Space where diversity – varies in social classes, religions, ages, and ethnicities – of a crowd gathered. "Siamese Smile" is a gimmick which the Thai government uses to promote tourism during the age of recession and Thailand's political turmoil.