LANNA ANNAL, LANNA ANNAL ANNEX, and Susurrus by Sudaporn Teja Featured in LOCAL MYTHS #2: Shifting Terrains at BACC

The 3-video works are part of the solo exhibitions LANNA ANNAL, LANNA ANNAL ANNEX, and Susurrus by Sudaporn Teja. The collection explores Northern Thai local beliefs pertaining hair—from the act of growing it long and cutting it, to hair extensions and braiding. These practices are intricately woven with faith and supernatural forces that continue to influence contemporary ways of life. The artist draws inspiration from her lineage, beginning with her great-great-grandfather, Oon Teja (1869–1943), a renowned traditional Sor (folk song) singer who was granted the noble title “Luang Maneewan” during the reign of King Inthawichayanon, the last sovereign ruler of the Lanna Kingdom. Her lineage of influence continues through her grandfather, Oon-ruean Teja (1928–2006), a Mor Mueang (traditional healer) who treated the physical and spiritual ailments of rural Lanna villagers through medicinal knowledge and sacred rituals; and her grandmother, Khampin Teja, who remains a living pillar of the family. This narrative arc extends to the present through her chance meeting with Paljira Chomchun, a Northern Thai hairstylist who migrated in search of opportunity and settle in the capital city today.
 

“LOCAL MYTHS #2: Shifting Terrains”, The exhibition brings together nine bodies of work that function as tools for reading contemporary landscapes through narratives embedded in land, water, the human body and collective memory. When considered together, these works do not merely document change, but also question the conditions that give rise to it. Who holds the power to shape the direction of these landscapes, and who bears the consequences that follow?


Shifting Terrains does not refer solely to geographical space. It speaks to conditions of uncertainty, where the boundaries between nature and humanity, the local and the global, the past and the future are continually shifting and being rewritten. Ultimately, this exhibition does not offer definitive answers. Instead, it invites viewers to reflect on the landscapes they inhabit, to consider the shifting conditions in which they stand, and to ask how they might move within a world that is in constant transformation.

Curated and Organised by Exhibition Department, Bangkok Art and Culture Centre
Advisory Curator: Penwadee Nophaket Manont

Artists: Chalit Saphaphak, Preecha Raksorn and Vacharanont Sinvaravatn, Natpakhan Khemkhao, ThaDa LAB, Tananan Jaisawang, Baan Noorg Collaborative Arts and Culture, Farmjodjum Art Space, Sudaporn Teja, SIDETHINK : SOCIETY, and ubatsat X Sridonchai Weavers


LOCAL MYTHS #2: Shifting Terrains, part of the Local Networking Project.
Exhibition period 4th June - 13th September 2026 at Main Exhibition Gallery, 8th Floor, Bacc

May 30, 2026
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