Arin Rungjang
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Born in 1975, Bangkok
Lives and works in Bangkok, Thailand
Arin Rungjang is a pioneer of installation art in Thailand whose practice is deeply intertwined with Southeast Asian histories, symbols, and memories, and addresses ways that social, economic, and political transformations affect individuals’ lives. He is known for deftly revisiting historical material, overlapping major and minor narratives across multiple times, places, and languages. His interest lies in lesser-known aspects of Thai history and their intersection with the present in the sites and contexts of his practice. Objects, which can draw together distant events across time and space, are central to his investigations. He has a practice that spans different media and often involves video and site-specific installation. In his exploration of history and everyday life experiences, he deftly dissects material and revisits master-narratives through the agency of the small event.
Recent exhibitions include the Diriyah Biennale, Diriyah (2024); the Thailand Biennale, Chiang Rai (2023); Gallery VER (2022), MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum, Chiang Mai (2021). His works belong to the collections of Kadist Art Foundation, Paris; Singapore Art Museum, Singapore; MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum, Chiang Mai; Ministry of Culture, Bangkok; The Ulsan Museum of Art, Ulsan; and the National Museum of Art Osaka, Osaka. He had participated in Documenta 14 Athens/Kassel (2017), Mongkut – CAPC – Musée d’art contemporain (2015), Bordeaux, Satellite 8, Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015), Finalist Apb Foundation Signature Art Prize (2014), and Golden Teardrop, representing Thailand at the 55th Venice Biennale (2013). He had participated in the 18th Biennale of Sydney (2012), the Bandung ‘City Pavilion’ at the Shanghai Biennale (2012), and the Third Singapore Biennale at Old Kallang Airport (2011).
Currently, Arin Rungjang serves as the Artistic Director of Thailand Biennale, Phuket 2025.
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