{"id":7973,"date":"2019-01-28T21:21:15","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T14:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kathmanduphotobkk.com\/?p=7973"},"modified":"2024-02-21T15:20:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T08:20:48","slug":"future-sleepers-pabhawin-disthajorn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kathmanduphotobkk.com\/?p=7973","title":{"rendered":"SLEEPERS \/ Pabhawin Disthajorn"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kathmandu Photo Gallery<\/p>\n

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SLEEPERS<\/strong><\/h1>\n

An exhibition of photographs by<\/p>\n

Pabhawin Disthajorn<\/strong><\/p>\n

2 March -27 April 2019<\/p>\n

(Opening party Saturday 2 March, 6:30 \u2013 9 pm<\/em>)<\/p>\n

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I<\/strong>t seems easy to photograph the sleeping\u2014the subject is not going to dash off or even move; you wouldn\u2019t need to be an expert cameraman. Because of this, many may overlook or dismiss after a casual glance Pabhawin Disthajorn\u2019s series of sleepers at airports and train stations. A longer gaze is rewarded by revelation of the inspiration behind these simple but haunting images: we soon discover that these shrouded sleepers are travelling to a different dimension. They\u2019re able to cut themselves off from environmental disturbances as if that public space were in fact their safe haven, their private bedroom.<\/p>\n

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Cut to a corner of IKEA, a middle class family is spending its day off selecting bedroom furniture.  They fall asleep on the soft mattress and sofas, out of exhaustion from working so hard to pay for their \u2018dream bedroom\u2019. Pabhawin captures this series of photos with sympathetic humour.<\/p>\n

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Curator Manit Sriwanichpoom<\/strong>: \u201cThe series \u2018Sleepers\u2019 reveals Pabhawin as a sensitive observer of something as simple as sleep, which every human needs. She\u2019s able to view these sleepers both in the context of public versus private space and as beautiful sculptural forms, as well as reflect the middleclass aspiration for a modern, convenient, tasteful private bedroom at low cost.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

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Pabhawin Disthajorn<\/strong> (24) is a recent graduate in visual arts from the School of Architecture, King Mongkut Institute of Technology Lard Krabang. She is working as a graphic designer for a wellknown Thai fashion designer. \u2018Sleepers\u2019 is her first solo show.<\/p>\n

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