ARCHEOLOGY - สัญญาวิปลาส
Title: Archeology
Artist: Taiki Sakpisit
Sound: Worramet Matutamtada
Media: Moving image and six photo-glasses
Technique: 3-channel video installation with 2.1 surround sound
Duration: 12 minutes
Dimension variable
Year: 2024
In the post-apocalyptic wasteland of the Faculty of Archaeology, at Silpakorn University, a haunting tableau unfolds. Abandoned dossiers, animal carcasses, and fossils litter the desolate archives. Outside, dogs stand vigilant, while inside, the suffocating air reverberates with eerie, pulsating rhythms. The scenes morph from the fragile life of bird hatchlings and dying fireflies to the tumultuous arrivals of land barons and European immigrants in 1890s Wyoming, escalating into violent clashes. Elliptical, deteriorated images from the 1980 film Heaven’s Gate wash over the ruins, weaving through the forgotten corridors of time and memory. These spectral visions dissolve into the liminal junctures of oblivion, leaving a hallucinatory imprint on the forsaken land.
Archeology is part of the 23rd Silpa Bhirasri’s Creativity Grants, which was exhibited at The Art Centre Silpakorn University from 15 September to 16 November 2024.
Artist: Taiki Sakpisit
Sound: Worramet Matutamtada
Media: Moving image and six photo-glasses
Technique: 3-channel video installation with 2.1 surround sound
Duration: 12 minutes
Dimension variable
Year: 2024
In the post-apocalyptic wasteland of the Faculty of Archaeology, at Silpakorn University, a haunting tableau unfolds. Abandoned dossiers, animal carcasses, and fossils litter the desolate archives. Outside, dogs stand vigilant, while inside, the suffocating air reverberates with eerie, pulsating rhythms. The scenes morph from the fragile life of bird hatchlings and dying fireflies to the tumultuous arrivals of land barons and European immigrants in 1890s Wyoming, escalating into violent clashes. Elliptical, deteriorated images from the 1980 film Heaven’s Gate wash over the ruins, weaving through the forgotten corridors of time and memory. These spectral visions dissolve into the liminal junctures of oblivion, leaving a hallucinatory imprint on the forsaken land.
Archeology is part of the 23rd Silpa Bhirasri’s Creativity Grants, which was exhibited at The Art Centre Silpakorn University from 15 September to 16 November 2024.