Arin Rungjang

b. 1975, Bangkok, Thailand 

Lives and works in Bangkok, Thailand

Arin Rungjang is known for deftly revisiting historical material, overlapping major and minor narratives across multiple times, places, and languages. His interest lies in lesser-known aspects of Thai history and their intersection with the present in various local sites and contexts. Objects, which can draw together distant events across time and space, are central to his investigations. His practice spans different media and often involves video and site-specific installation. In his exploration of history and everyday life experiences, he artfully dissects material and revisits master-narratives through the agency of small events. Recent exhibitions include Good Old Neon, Nova Contemporary, Bangkok (2024); the Diriyah Biennale, Diriyah (2024); the Thailand Biennale, Chiang Rai (2023); Oblivion, Nova Contemporary, Bangkok (2021); and ERRATA, Collecting Entanglements and Embodied Histories, MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum, Chiang Mai (2021). His works belong to the collections of Kadist Art Foundation, Paris; Singapore Art Museum, Singapore; MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum, Chiang Mai; Ministry of Culture, Bangkok; The Ulsan Museum of Art, Ulsan; and  the National Museum of Art Osaka, Osaka.