artscenetv.net | Interviewed with Maitree Siriboon (Part 2)
“ISARN BOY SOI 4″ – by Maitree Siriboon December 11th – January 24th. “Isarn Boy Soi 4″ is series of photographs that continues from a previous body of work developed in 2007-2008, titled ‘Isarn Boy Dream’. In ‘Isarn Boy Dream’, I invited a number of my friends, who are foreigners living in Bangkok, to visit my home town, located in Isarn, a northeastern province of Thailand. I am always interested in the issues surrounding cultural identity and exploring how our cultural background informs and shapes the way we think. The ‘Isarn boy’ is how I describe myself. It is taken from the name of the province where I grew up. People from Isarn share many cultural similarities with the Laotian, since it is located at the border of Laos. While questions of my self-identity is based on Isarn culture, I also recognise the part of me that is fluid and open to adaptation. Coming to Bangkok is analogous to opening myself to global influences.These are represented in images of myself dying my hair blonde, symbolising the process of adaptation I undergo. In ‘Isarn Boy Soi 4′ I am taking my exploration of self identity to another level. Since moving to Bangkok. I am interested in how people from two completely different cultural background can relate to each other. These are the impetus for my ‘Isarn Boy Soi 4′ project. I have collaborated with photographer Tim Brightmore who is able to capture my vision and idea with the camera lens. The backdrop for the photo shoot was set up in a studio …
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artscenetv.net | Interviewed with Maitree Siriboon (Part 2)