When I began making art, I just thought I liked it. As a woman who was placed in spaces with various conditions, conventions, and restrictions on self-expression, turning to art - whether visual art, writing novels, or writing articles -… — Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook Copy Share Image
Thai society rarely attempts to control literature in the same way that it vigilantly polices visual art. It's ironic because people in this society… — Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook Copy Share Image
Women in Thai society have been placed in the space of the home. It is possible that women have assuredly taken up that place… — Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook Copy Share Image
When I began making art, I just thought I liked it. As a woman who was placed in spaces with various conditions, conventions, and… — Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook Copy Share Image
I probably sensed the serious formality of the ceremonies and felt what others were feeling then. Looking back, I'd guess that it had opened up a gaping hole in my psyche. In the process of creating art, I might be trying to fill that hole, or to reduce its depth, or to make it feel less hollow. I think that… — Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook Copy Share
What is difficult is to keep the sweet voice with an aggressive message. — Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook Copy Share Image
It's surprising that readers don't see challenging writing as morally hazardous, when it might be pushing the same kinds of boundaries as art does. — Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook Copy Share Image
It is interesting to ask why people who come to view art suddenly posture themselves as full of righteousness. It's as if my artwork… — Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook Copy Share Image
I'm still useful in my capacity as an arts educator and caretaker for the stray dogs. — Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook Copy Share Image
My art practice eventually arrived at a point where I had freedom from various limiting conditions; the institutional mindset is not airtight and isn't… — Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook Copy Share Image
I eventually shifted to video. Video opened up new conditions, or freed me from old conditions. — Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook Copy Share Image
In shows where the audience wants to try to understand the work, the work is placed in a space of possibility where it becomes… — Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook Copy Share Image
In academic circles, especially, I was criticized for lacking morals, values, and ethics. I'm feeding that angry feminist reading of my work. — Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook Copy Share Image
