Most of the images feature Manit's trademark 'Pink Man', the conspicuous consumer portrayed by Sompong Tawee, including the truly shocking Horror In Pink series (shown previously in From Message To Media). (At the opening reception, Sompong posed for photographs with visitors.) There are also portraits of soldiers posing for snapshots after the 2006 coup, ironic commentaries on politics-as-spectacle that echo Manit's recent contributions to Rupture. Manit's photographs are also similar to those found in Tranquil Coup d'Etat Thai Style (รถถัง ดอกไม้ รอยยิ้มและน้ำตา), a collection of images by photojournalists published in 2006 that portrays the coup as a benign or even welcome event.
09 May 2011
Phenomena & Prophecies
Most of the images feature Manit's trademark 'Pink Man', the conspicuous consumer portrayed by Sompong Tawee, including the truly shocking Horror In Pink series (shown previously in From Message To Media). (At the opening reception, Sompong posed for photographs with visitors.) There are also portraits of soldiers posing for snapshots after the 2006 coup, ironic commentaries on politics-as-spectacle that echo Manit's recent contributions to Rupture. Manit's photographs are also similar to those found in Tranquil Coup d'Etat Thai Style (รถถัง ดอกไม้ รอยยิ้มและน้ำตา), a collection of images by photojournalists published in 2006 that portrays the coup as a benign or even welcome event.