{"id":9305,"date":"2026-05-11T09:23:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T02:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kathmanduphotobkk.com\/?p=9305"},"modified":"2026-05-11T09:24:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T02:24:59","slug":"human-materials-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kathmanduphotobkk.com\/?p=9305","title":{"rendered":"Human Materials – Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kathmandu Photo Gallery proudly presents<\/p>\n

Human Materials<\/b><\/h1>\n

A photographic exhibition by<\/p>\n

Simon Mark<\/b><\/h2>\n

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Curated by Akkara Naktamna<\/strong><\/p>\n

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6 June <\/b>\u2013 <\/b>25 July 2026<\/b><\/h2>\n

[Opening party Sat <\/i>6 June<\/i>, 6.30 \u2013 9.00 pm.]<\/i><\/p>\n

The event will be presided over by <\/i>H.E. Raylene Liufalani,<\/i><\/b> <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

New Zealand Ambassador to Thailand<\/i><\/p>\n

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The human body bears a strange resemblance to the \u2018world\u2019. It is often worked so hard that its interior becomes filled with piles of waste and remnants. We, humans, rarely pay attention to it until the organs fail and manifest their symptoms. Simon Mark\u2019s photography might be telling us something about these concepts.<\/p>\n

Human Materials is more than just a collection of common street or minimalist photography that focuses only on visuals. Mark creates a representation of these themes, as if we are observing the components of the human body through the materials and surfaces of the human-built world.<\/p>\n

The images show order, solidity, and lightness, appearing like a beautiful display of outer flesh. However, when the inner side is revealed, we find the chaos of production and the remnants of consumption. Both sides speak to the enduring relationship between humanity and the world through a series of photographs that serve as a sharp metaphor for the act of creation and the remnants left in its wake.<\/p>\n

Simon Mark is a researcher and street photographer who holds a PhD in Cultural Diplomacy from the University of Auckland and a Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Arts from Massey University. His photography explores the possibilities within human-built environments in public spaces which have been shown in contemporary art exhibitions across New Zealand, India, Nepal, and China.<\/p>\n

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