{"id":5859,"date":"2015-10-10T20:28:34","date_gmt":"2015-10-10T13:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kathmanduphotobkk.com\/?p=5859"},"modified":"2024-02-18T14:33:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T07:33:35","slug":"disco-buddha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kathmanduphotobkk.com\/?p=5859","title":{"rendered":"Disco Buddha \/Kamthorn Paowattanasuk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Disco Buddha<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A photographic exhibition by<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kamthorn Paowattanasuk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1 September \u2013 28 October 2012<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to know how and what Thai Buddhist temples really contribute to the life of the common man, no answer can be more enlightening than this collection of digitally-altered surrealist pop photographs, the latest work by Kamthorn Paowattanasuk. \u00a0Eighteen folk art icons of celebrated Thai monks, crudely fashioned from cement, their imperfections covered up by gold paint to make them worship-worthy, are placed on various backdrops: from your basic angels and fairies, heaven-hell, to ATM machines and monk\u2019s begging bowls, in order to facilitate pleas for divine help with contemporary lusts and desires\u2014for wealth, job promotion, love and sexual charisma.<\/p>\n<p>Hallucinatory and mesmerising, hysterical and incisive, the visions of \u2018Disco Buddha\u2019 are a comical summation of rising public criticisms of Thai Buddhist monasteries today. They are the follow-up act to \u2018Holy Alloy, Pearly Gates\u2019 of 2008, Kamthorn\u2019s photographs of the real environs, bling decorations and atmosphere of real temples on Bangkok\u2019s outskirts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018<\/strong><strong>\u0e40\u0e01\u0e08\u0e34\u0e17\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e04\u0e33\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u0e19\u0e34\u0e17\u0e23\u0e23\u0e28\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e20\u0e32\u0e1e\u0e16\u0e48\u0e32\u0e22\u0e28\u0e31\u0e01\u0e14\u0e34\u0e4c\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e17\u0e18\u0e34\u0e4c \u0e42\u0e14\u0e22<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u0e01\u0e33\u0e18\u0e23 \u0e40\u0e20\u0e32\u0e27\u0e31\u0e12\u0e19\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e38\u0e02 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 \u0e01\u0e31\u0e19\u0e22\u0e32\u0e22\u0e19 \u2013 28 \u0e15\u0e38\u0e25\u0e32\u0e04\u0e21 2555<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e01\u0e15\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e23\u0e39\u0e49\u0e27\u0e48\u0e32\u0e27\u0e31\u0e14\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23\u0e01\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e0a\u0e32\u0e27\u0e1a\u0e49\u0e32\u0e19 <strong>\u2018<\/strong><strong>\u0e40\u0e01\u0e08\u0e34\u0e17\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e04\u0e33\u2019<\/strong> (Disco Buddha) \u0e20\u0e32\u0e1e\u0e16\u0e48\u0e32\u0e22\u0e14\u0e34\u0e08\u0e34\u0e15\u0e31\u0e25\u0e15\u0e31\u0e14\u0e41\u0e15\u0e48\u0e07 \u0e40\u0e19\u0e49\u0e19\u0e2a\u0e35\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e19\u0e09\u0e39\u0e14\u0e09\u0e32\u0e14\u0e40\u0e0a\u0e34\u0e07\u0e40\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e08\u0e23\u0e34\u0e07 (surrealist pop) \u0e1c\u0e25\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e25\u0e48\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e38\u0e14\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07 <strong>\u0e01\u0e33\u0e18\u0e23 \u0e40\u0e20\u0e32\u0e27\u0e31\u0e12\u0e19\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e38\u0e02<\/strong> \u0e04\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e04\u0e33\u0e15\u0e2d\u0e1a\u0e2d\u0e31\u0e19\u0e41\u0e08\u0e48\u0e21\u0e0a\u0e31\u0e14\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e2a\u0e38\u0e14, \u0e20\u0e32\u0e1e \u0e51\u0e58 \u0e40\u0e01\u0e08\u0e34\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e08\u0e32\u0e23\u0e22\u0e4c\u0e14\u0e31\u0e07\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22 \u0e1b\u0e31\u0e49\u0e19\u0e14\u0e49\u0e27\u0e22\u0e0b\u0e35\u0e40\u0e21\u0e19\u0e15\u0e4c\u0e1d\u0e35\u0e21\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e2b\u0e22\u0e32\u0e1a\u0e46 \u0e1a\u0e34\u0e14\u0e46 \u0e40\u0e1a\u0e35\u0e49\u0e22\u0e27\u0e46 \u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e2a\u0e44\u0e15\u0e25\u0e4c\u0e0a\u0e32\u0e27\u0e1a\u0e49\u0e32\u0e19 \u0e41\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e28\u0e31\u0e22\u0e17\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e35\u0e17\u0e2d\u0e07 \u0e01\u0e25\u0e1a\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e14\u0e39\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e48\u0e32\u0e21\u0e14\u0e39\u0e14\u0e35 \u0e2a\u0e21\u0e04\u0e48\u0e32\u0e01\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e23\u0e39\u0e1b\u0e40\u0e04\u0e32\u0e23\u0e1e\u0e28\u0e31\u0e01\u0e14\u0e34\u0e4c\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e17\u0e18\u0e34\u0e4c\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e1a\u0e39\u0e0a\u0e32\u0e01\u0e23\u0e32\u0e1a\u0e44\u0e2b\u0e27\u0e49 \u0e42\u0e14\u0e22\u0e21\u0e35\u0e09\u0e32\u0e01\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e31\u0e07\u0e15\u0e31\u0e49\u0e07\u0e41\u0e15\u0e48\u0e23\u0e30\u0e14\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e1e\u0e37\u0e49\u0e19\u0e46 \u0e1e\u0e27\u0e01\u0e40\u0e17\u0e27\u0e14\u0e32-\u0e19\u0e32\u0e07\u0e1f\u0e49\u0e32, \u0e2a\u0e27\u0e23\u0e23\u0e04\u0e4c-\u0e19\u0e23\u0e01 \u0e08\u0e19\u0e16\u0e36\u0e07\u0e21\u0e35\u0e15\u0e39\u0e49\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e17\u0e35\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e47\u0e21 \u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e1e\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e19\u0e30\u0e1a\u0e32\u0e15\u0e23\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e18\u0e34\u0e10\u0e32\u0e19\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e01\u0e34\u0e40\u0e25\u0e2a\u0e15\u0e31\u0e13\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e23\u0e48\u0e27\u0e21\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e31\u0e22 \u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e43\u0e08\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e32\u0e23\u0e16\u0e19\u0e32 \u0e15\u0e31\u0e49\u0e07\u0e41\u0e15\u0e48 \u0e02\u0e2d\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e23\u0e48\u0e33\u0e23\u0e27\u0e22, \u0e40\u0e25\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e0a\u0e31\u0e49\u0e19-\u0e40\u0e25\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e15\u0e48\u0e33\u0e41\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e48\u0e07, \u0e41\u0e1f\u0e19\u0e23\u0e31\u0e01-\u0e41\u0e1f\u0e19\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e07 \u0e08\u0e19\u0e16\u0e36\u0e07 \u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e01\u0e34\u0e4a\u0e01<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018<\/strong><strong>\u0e40\u0e01\u0e08\u0e34\u0e17\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e04\u0e33\u2019<\/strong> \u0e2b\u0e23\u0e37\u0e2d <strong>Disco Buddha<\/strong> \u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07 \u0e01\u0e33\u0e18\u0e23 \u0e40\u0e20\u0e32\u0e27\u0e31\u0e12\u0e19\u0e32\u0e2a\u0e38\u0e02 \u0e19\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e20\u0e32\u0e1e\u0e16\u0e48\u0e32\u0e22\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e0a\u0e27\u0e19\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e21\u0e36\u0e19\u0e40\u0e21\u0e32 \u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e17 \u0e2b\u0e25\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e40\u0e1a\u0e32\u0e23\u0e32\u0e27\u0e01\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e16\u0e39\u0e01\u0e40\u0e27\u0e17\u0e21\u0e19\u0e15\u0e4c\u0e2a\u0e30\u0e01\u0e14 \u0e2b\u0e23\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e01\u0e34\u0e19\u0e40\u0e2b\u0e47\u0e14\u0e40\u0e21\u0e32\u0e40\u0e02\u0e49\u0e32\u0e44\u0e1b \u0e2d\u0e32\u0e08\u0e01\u0e25\u0e48\u0e32\u0e27\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e27\u0e48\u0e32\u0e19\u0e35\u0e48\u0e04\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e1a\u0e17\u0e2a\u0e23\u0e38\u0e1b\u0e04\u0e33\u0e27\u0e34\u0e08\u0e32\u0e23\u0e13\u0e4c\u0e1a\u0e17\u0e1a\u0e32\u0e17\u0e27\u0e31\u0e14 \u0e44\u0e17\u0e22\u0e27\u0e31\u0e19\u0e19\u0e35\u0e49\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e0a\u0e27\u0e19\u0e2b\u0e31\u0e27\u0e40\u0e23\u0e32\u0e30\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e2b\u0e22\u0e38\u0e14 \u0e17\u0e31\u0e49\u0e07\u0e41\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e21\u0e04\u0e21\u0e41\u0e25\u0e30\u0e16\u0e36\u0e07\u0e23\u0e32\u0e01\u0e16\u0e36\u0e07\u0e42\u0e04\u0e19 \u0e2d\u0e31\u0e19\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e1c\u0e25\u0e07\u0e32\u0e19\u0e2a\u0e37\u0e1a\u0e40\u0e19\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e21\u0e32\u0e08\u0e32\u0e01\u0e0a\u0e38\u0e14\u0e41\u0e23\u0e01\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e40\u0e02\u0e32 \u2018\u0e28\u0e31\u0e01\u0e14\u0e34\u0e4c\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e17\u0e18\u0e34\u0e4c\u0e2d\u0e31\u0e25\u0e25\u0e2d\u0e22\u2019 (Holy Alloy, Pearly Gates) \u0e40\u0e21\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e1b\u0e35 \u0e52\u0e55\u0e55\u0e51 \u0e17\u0e35\u0e48\u0e40\u0e19\u0e49\u0e19\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e16\u0e48\u0e32\u0e22\u0e20\u0e32\u0e1e\u0e2a\u0e34\u0e48\u0e07\u0e41\u0e27\u0e14\u0e25\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e21 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