Peculiar items are the subject of "Objects", which is running at HOP Photo Gallery, 3rd floor of Seacon Square, Srinakarin Road, until Nov 28.
A photo by Atit Sornsongkram. (Photo courtesy of HOP Photo Gallery)
This is a solo exhibition by Atit Sornsongkram, who presents images of unusual objects he encountered while studying in Germany between 2012 and 2013 and a collection of new photos taken during his trip to the Northeast earlier this year.
The objects in the photographs arouse curiosity for their utility or lack of one. While some seem out of place, many look like they have been there since the beginning of time and the others seem to have barely survived it.
The artist intentionally separates the object from the context of its locale, emphasising the object without the perception of time or light direction. Similar to creating a sculpture, he meticulously crafts each image using digital photo-manipulation tools to cleanse the object of hints or clues of its whereabouts or historical context.
Following the traditional style of objective photography, he has chosen to present the images without prejudice or interpretation. He doesn't adhere to the purpose of making a truthful record but, instead, offers an otherworldly view on the existence of these objects.
All the images in the exhibition raise the question of whether the objects can be found, created by the artist, or belong to an unknown civilisation.
Atit works mainly with the medium of photography, capturing subjects both manually constructed and digitally edited. He defines his works as "a poem in another form".
The exhibition is opening for public viewing daily from 11am to 7pm. There is no admission fee.
