Art Quote by Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook

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

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

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

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…

— Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook

What is difficult is to keep the sweet voice with an aggressive message.

— Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook

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

I'm still useful in my capacity as an arts educator and caretaker for the stray dogs.

— Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook

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

I eventually shifted to video. Video opened up new conditions, or freed me from old conditions.

— Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook

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

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

There might just be a universal expectation to respect the dead, but my work is also born from another aspect of Thai society -…

— Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook