Nova Contemporary is proud to announce the representation of Vacharanont Sinvaravatn.
Investigating the spaces we exist in and how they become portrayed and embodied, Vacharanont Sinvaravatn engages with tensions of representation, probing the aesthetic vestiges of real and imagined local histories. Born into a time of intense political upheaval in Thailand, including the 1997 Tom Yam Goong crisis in his birth year, and the series of democratic protests when he was a student, Sinvaravatn has always been interested in how mainstream narratives can condition our belief systems and ways of life. Living in an age of infoxication, Sinvaravatn re-examines histories of political propaganda and image-making. He transforms the traditional landscape genre, embedding subtle skepticism and interrogation in rich pastoral imagery. Mirroring the creation of state-sanctioned illusions, the artist challenges official histories of the Thai countryside, uncovering the region as a site of communist contention and turbulence during the Cold War era. Sinvaravatn ultimately invites us to reconsider the images and narratives imposed upon us, questioning the power dynamics ascribed to definition and representation.
Sinvaravatn (b. 1997, Suphan Buri, Thailand) lives and works in Bangkok, Thailand. He received his BA in mix-media arts from Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand in 2020. His debut solo exhibition was held at SAC Gallery, Bangkok in 2023. He has been included in the St. Moritz Art Film Festival, and in group exhibitions at Art Centre Silpakorn University, Bangkok; and Jim Thompson Art Center, Bangkok. He was selected for the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre’s (BACC) Early Years Project #6, which will be on view at BACC from 10 Jan - 21 April 2024. Sinvaravatn will be included in our presentation at S.E.A. Focus 2024 and will debut at the gallery in a duo exhibition next month.
