https://taikisakpisit.com TAIKI SAKPISIT Sun, 29 Mar 2026 05:06:02 +0000 https://taikisakpisit.com en http://taikisakpisit.com/Apprehension-Engine Sun, 29 Mar 2026 05:06:02 +0000 TAIKI SAKPISIT 459378  <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/e3efe2b7e2f5106c308087210e5fecfe1680744ca90ca4a34c7f5908ac510843/Apprehension_Engine_3-3.jpeg" data-mid="1435482" border="0" /><img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/14ebe1fee5b88ee38571c8399157355c0495a201ed10aa86e50cb5f2c3e58368/1.jpeg" data-mid="1435468" border="0" /> Taiki Sakpisit, Apprehension Engine, 2026, two-channel video, installation, color, black and white, sound, fog, 14 min. 30 sec. Commissioned by the National Asian Culture Center. Courtesy of the artist. ACC Film &amp; Video “Asia, The Apparatus” An exhibition that uses moving images as an apparatus to reconstruct the history and sensibilities of communities through the processes of recording, reenactment, and rewriting Formed by the various apparatuses that structure the world we inhabit and traverse, Asia, The Apparatus functions as a collective workshop of communities illuminating diverse lives. It serves as a cinematic village where we can envision a better future alongside the audience. Date: Mar. 19 (THU) – Sep. 27 (SUN), 2026 Place: ACC Creation, Space 2 Participating Artists Theresa Hak kyung CHA, NGUYEN Trinh Thi, HAN Okhi, KIM Soyoung, Maryam TAFAKORY, IM Go-eun, Women with Disabilities Empathy, KIM Dong-ryungxPARK Kyoung-tae, ITO Takashi, CINEMA GWANGJU, Ming WONG, SEO Won-tae, Your Bros. Filmmaking Group, Listen to the City, Tomotosi, YOON Choong-geun, BONG Joon ho, PAN Lu, Taiki SAKPISIT, KIM Kyungmook, Alexander UGAY, Tiffany SIA, ADACHI Masao, HIRASAWA Go, JUNG Jae-hoon, LEE Kai Chung, HONG Jin-hwon. Aprilsnow, DJ Soulscape, JANG Minseung, MHTL Participating Designers for “Poster as Cinematography” ganzilganzilganzil, GANG Moonsick, KWON Suzin, KIM Dongshin, KIM somi, (NO-NAME)PRESS, NOH Sungil(Sojanggak), Byul.org (CHO TaeSang/HWANG SoYoon), MIN Dong-in, PARK Goeun, PAEG Ganghyun, JOE Moonyoung(Tinytitan), SHIN Sunah, Shin Shin, ALOUD LAB., YOON Yeonwoo(Vinylhouse Squat), JUNG Yoonzoo, CHOI jisun(Sagak Press), HOEYO The history of korean experimental film- Expanded cinema, expanding apparatus KIM Jiha, KIM Sooyeun, HAN Minsu, KIM Shinjae, PARK Hyun, Not simple #ACC #NationalAsianCultureCenter #ACCFilmandVideo #AsiaTheApparatus #Gwangju <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/b7f3ae260f56b70c543e232740ccfbdddf917888e66986f86bca795bcd31a4b7/12.jpeg" data-mid="1435473" border="0" /><img width="3512" height="2634" width_o="3512" height_o="2634" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/14ebe1fee5b88ee38571c8399157355c0495a201ed10aa86e50cb5f2c3e58368/2.jpeg" data-mid="1435467" border="0" /><img width="3552" height="1937" width_o="3552" height_o="1937" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/4dc2281b6db4a018c7bf5e5a9462a9db58a846405dcfbf592905ab97cc7a983b/7.jpeg" data-mid="1435471" border="0" /><img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/7d8b01233b0976da79f136b883cf5ebd4086d6bf326e2f88d4ec59ffcb29b4a6/6.jpeg" data-mid="1435469" border="0" /><img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/84db1c58c7bcb87b5fb7c4aa68da31fde5ebab7502692246de1e9f1c2618fdf0/11.jpeg" data-mid="1435470" border="0" /><img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/32e73bf080218cdda95e36e8b99327ecfc148d9957e235e591f96ce379c88c69/10.jpeg" data-mid="1435466" border="0" /><img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/241fe930bcbb8f4ae30d397b3cba140423b96e8ef61a73deb86e27844aa7b679/4.jpeg" data-mid="1435472" border="0" /><img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/b12b83719be27e8027c7429b0b6db1568c94ec118b76336a1253bba034c167da/9.jpeg" data-mid="1435477" border="0" /> <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/fe594110f80b0bb62925cf3a30fddb5de2ad40309bde686f68ad81e86b44f0f5/5.jpeg" data-mid="1435475" border="0" />  Taiki Sakpisit, Apprehension Engine, 2026, two-channel video, installation, color, black and white, sound, fog, 14 min. 30 sec. Commissioned by the National... http://taikisakpisit.com/Foreign-Bodies Tue, 02 Dec 2025 03:40:49 +0000 TAIKI SAKPISIT 458656  <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/c7973963e290ff5645b4044dcbce2a18ba33d0f3d9b95db89783f4c517c00e6e/1-Foreign-Bodies-3.jpeg" data-mid="1428700" border="0" />Foreign Bodies, 2025Commissioned by Thailand Biennale Phuket Four-channel video and ten-channel sound installation, synchronized LED panels and Chinese lanterns Video: 4K, Colors, black and white, 23 minutes (loop)Sound: Worramet Matutamtada Cast: Khamla (คำหล่า), Wang (หวัง), Thitaree Somboon (ฐิตารีย์ สมบูรณ์), Jessada Suphakanchanaphakorn (เจษฎา ศุภกาญจนภากร), Saiya Tawan (สายยา ดาวัน)Curatorial team Arin Rungjang, David Teh, Hera Chan, and Marisa Phandharakrajadej Sound and image conjure the buried strata of Phuket's past, notably the 1879 Kathu massacre, when more than four hundred Chinese secret society members were burned alive amid the radical upheaval of a tin-mining boom. Drawing on the ritual inheritance of the Tong Yong Su Shrine, Sakpisit reframes this violence, guided by widows' nocturnal visions, traumatic recollections, and hallucinations inhabited by the wandering spirits of those lost to exploitation, contagion, or forced disappearance. The artist resists linear sequencing. affectively plunging viewers into the reign of King Rama V and the atmospheric violence reflected in the mood of the third plague pandemic. In these visions, miners' bodies undergo a mutation staged by non-professional actors, in a collective refusal to be erased and forgotten. Foreign Bodies (พ.ศ. 2568) ศิลปะจัดวาง: วิดีโอ 4 จอ และเสียง 10 สัญญาณ ทำงานประสานกับแผงไฟแอลอีดี และโคมไฟจีน วิดีโอ: ภาพสีและขาวดำความละเอียด 4K ความยาว 23 นาที (เล่นวน) เสียง: ระบบเสียงรอบทิศทาง 10.1 สัญญาณผลงานนี้สร้างขึ้นใหม่สำหรับไทยแลนด์เบียนนาเล่ ภูเก็ต เสียงและภาพร่วมกันปลกชันประวัติศาสตร์ที่ถูกฝังลิกของภูเก็ต โดยฉพาะเหตุสังหารหมู่ที่กะทู้เมื่อปี พ.ศ. 2422 เมื่อสมาชิกสมาคมลับชาว จีนกว่าสี่ร้อยคนถูกเผาทั้งเป็นท่ามกลางความปั่นป่วนจากยุคเฟื่องฟูของ อุตสาหกรรมดีบุก ศิลปินอ้างอิงมรดกพิธีกรรมของศาลเจ้าต่องย่องสู เพื่อนำโศกนาฏกรรมครั้งนั้นมาตีความใหม่ ผ่านนิมิตยามค่ำคืน ความทรงจำ อันบอบชำของผู้สูญเสีย และภาพหลอนของดวงวิญญาณเร่ร่อนประวัติศาสตร์อันเลื่อนรางเหล่านี้กลับมามีชีวิตอีกครั้งบนทางเดินยาวอัน มีดสลัวในอดีตโรงภาพยนตร์กลางเมืองภูเก็ต พร้อมกับเหล่านักแสดงผู้รับบทเหยื่อจากอดีต ที่ต่างมาร่วมยืนยันในการมีอยู่ และไม่ยอมถูกลบเลือน <img width="1280" height="960" width_o="1280" height_o="960" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/d1a1a82c96a75262601db2fec4950b2c49f37b649664466a9b1da81214946914/Foreign-Bodies-installation-view-1.jpeg" data-mid="1428702" border="0" /><img width="1280" height="473" width_o="1280" height_o="473" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/d773767dcc99baa408d4b5c6e53de0269b95eefa6efbba42279472a8b2a042f5/Foreign-Bodies-installation-view-5.jpeg" data-mid="1428704" border="0" /> <img width="1280" height="960" width_o="1280" height_o="960" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/48e47c1335c4c91419e257f4662484107478a5d3ff96f9456a52d7bdfb0845f7/Foreign-Bodies-installation-view-3.jpeg" data-mid="1428703" border="0" />  Foreign Bodies, 2025Commissioned by Thailand Biennale Phuket Four-channel video and ten-channel sound installation, synchronized LED panels and Chinese... http://taikisakpisit.com/The-ripple-of-water-the-shade-of-the-sky-are-mine Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:25:55 +0000 TAIKI SAKPISIT 457179  The ripple of water, the shade of the sky are mine<img width="710" height="1280" width_o="710" height_o="1280" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/2222af8cd38ffd6fbe25b303867bf0fd33bad59aee03943bb0ef52839bfae36d/Screen-Shot-2568-06-23-at-22.32.59.jpeg" data-mid="1411398" border="0" /><img width="711" height="1280" width_o="711" height_o="1280" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/14f2423c45b7b539a515f69c5a782f8086dc8ed5c3e5ff330c0da6a9f3961918/Screen-Shot-2568-06-23-at-22.33.35.jpeg" data-mid="1411399" border="0" /><img width="708" height="1280" width_o="708" height_o="1280" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/3c93ac249e6222ea9226393b4fc2406ed6445d0505c143d5fef6e6893d6996d2/Screen-Shot-2568-06-23-at-22.29.28.jpeg" data-mid="1411404" border="0" /> The ripple of water, the shade of the sky are mine by Taiki Sakpisit Duration: 59 seconds Year: June, 2025 "The ripple of water, the shade of the sky are mine" is made as part of "ripple," an ongoing project, started in 2021 — generating a ripple of video clips, each echoing the last.  The ripple of water, the shade of the sky are mine The ripple of water, the shade of the sky are mine by Taiki Sakpisit Duration: 59 seconds Year: June,... http://taikisakpisit.com/Spirit-Vanished Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:33:03 +0000 TAIKI SAKPISIT 455328  <img width="1280" height="720" width_o="1280" height_o="720" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/a2c181b0b7e5b6d6d02d96e2767a6374becbb68936034e811313c2b07bba1788/Spirit--Vanished-g.jpeg" data-mid="1389546" border="0" />Spirit; Vanished, 2024, 20 mins, 4K Exhibited at Queensway Television 7 Dec – 31 Dec 2024Opening Reception 7 Dec 2024, 8pm In Spirit; Vanished, Taiki Sakpisit resculpted materials collected across several trips to Northeastern Thailand in 2022, drawing from familiar sights to create a fresh new journey into another realm. Comprising scenes captured from various sites, the work presents itself as a reflection of reality as we understand in different ways. From the holy well of Kham Chanot, the ancient cave Tham Phaya Nak, drawings on temple walls, recorded television footage, a slaughterhouse and a spirit medium in trance, the artist weaved together motifs and moments that seemingly bridge our world to the next. One of such is the Naga, the half-human half-serpent mythical being central to the Thai beliefs and folklores. Commonly associated with the underworld, the holy well and the ancient cave are both said to be portals to the lair of the Naga in the underworld. Myths and legends passed down from generations continue to perpetuate the psyche of Thai people, just as how regular television programming functions as a vehicle of delivery to propagate carefully-crafted messages and imagery to the mentality of the masses. These are contrasted against shots of a spirit medium in the state of trance, as the artist sought to capture the precise moment when the medium entered an altered state of consciousness. The audience seemingly also enters a different state of mind as scenes of a slaughterhouse appear upside-down in slow transitions, marking a shift into a different dimension. Be it imperceptible changes taking place over time or a sudden shift in conditions, one is no longer the same as what one was before. In revisiting these recordings made when conducting research for the artist traces his own consciousness from the time of these trips, while simultaneously embarking on a different journey as his present self. Through sound and imagery, Sakpisit invites the audience alongside this trip, presenting this video as the portal into an alternate realm. (Queensway Television) <img width="1954" height="2440" width_o="1954" height_o="2440" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/f7da4bd14c37301cf3668b487242bf4176a92d9a4e1b9e178bddadfd235805fd/QWTV-Taiki-poster.jpg" data-mid="1398957" border="0" /><img width="1280" height="720" width_o="1280" height_o="720" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/5e19597248d76312e5e87cc80330c24a233890f0badb2180428cf7b8d2ce7775/Spirit--Vanished-v.jpeg" data-mid="1389549" border="0" /><img width="1280" height="720" width_o="1280" height_o="720" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/97aca786f265a2f68c6c1100bf0eef6d6b14925e7837411f843afc3d663b8820/Spirit--Vanished-6.jpeg" data-mid="1389550" border="0" />  Spirit; Vanished, 2024, 20 mins, 4K Exhibited at Queensway Television 7 Dec – 31 Dec 2024Opening Reception 7 Dec 2024, 8pm In Spirit; Vanished, Taiki... http://taikisakpisit.com/Dream-Sequence Thu, 17 Oct 2024 10:33:15 +0000 TAIKI SAKPISIT 454566  <img width="3969" height="5613" width_o="3969" height_o="5613" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/f3c7fa8892452d0db469b6a5c5eedd6eeb1c013e1be6485a543586d8ee26ef8d/Dream-Sequence-Poster-1.jpg" data-mid="1417080" border="0" />Title: Dream Sequence - ฝันทิพย์ Artist: Taiki Sakpisit Two-channel video installation 4K, Colors, 2.4:1 CinemaScope, 21 minutes (loop), 2024 Sound: 6.1 surround sound Sound: Worramet Matutamtada Sound engineer: Sarunyoo Nantawattanukul Sound mixing and mastering at Babel Studio, Bangkok Colorist: Chaitawat Thrisansri Post-Production at UltraViolet Post Production, Bangkok Commissioned by Bangkok Art Biennale 2024. Produced by FahFuenFactory and supported by Aura Contemporary Art Foundation and ShanghART Gallery. Courtesy of the artist. Artwork: And the last remnants memory destroys Size is 19.5”x 26" Technique: Metal print Bangkok Art Biennale (BAB) 2024 Nurture GaiaArtistic Director &amp; Chief Executive: Professor Dr. Apinan Poshyananda Curatorial Team: Pojai Akratanakul, Akiko Miki, Brian Curtin, Paramaporn Sirikulchayanont This work is dedicated to the memory of our lost dreams... Taiki Sakpisit, a Thai filmmaker and visual artist, explores the underlying tensions, conflicts and the sense of anticipation in contemporary Thailand, through precise and sensorial audio-visual assemblage. He uses the techniques and history of cinema to unpack Thailand's troubled past, using those to embed a resounding political commitment in his films. Dream Sequence delves into the intertwined processes of remembrance, trauma, and exile, unfolding like a prolonged episodic dream. The film begins in Antony, a Paris suburb where Pridi Banomyong lived during his exile from 1970 to 1983. It constructs a metaphysical dreamscape around the Banomyong family home, capturing the remnants of a past era before the property transferred to Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, politician and leader of the Progressive Movement. Through a mysterious interplay of shadow and light, the film poetically explores their existential struggles and spiritual quests, seamlessly merging physical and mental landscapes. In its second part, the film transitions to Thailand, unfolding an oneiric landscape where trauma is framed within the physical terrain, mirroring a kaleidoscopic feast of delusion, desperation, oppression, and perpetual nightmares rooted in Thailand's flawed democracy. As viewers traverse the blurred lines between reality and the subconscious, Dream Sequence invites deep reflection on the human psyche and our collective historical and political consciousness. ไทกิ ศักดิ์พิสิษฐ์ นักสร้างภาพยนตร์และศิลปินด้านทัศนศิลป์ชาวไทยที่สำรวจประเด็นความตึงเครียดที่แฝงอยู่ ความขัดแย้ง และการรอคอยด้วยความคาดหวังในประเทศไทยร่วมสมัย ผ่านการนำภาพและเสียงต่าง ๆ มาผสมผสานกันอย่างแม่นยำ เขาใช้เทคนิคและประวัติศาสตร์ของภาพยนตร์มาเปิดประเด็นอดีตอันเต็มไปด้วยปัญหาของประเทศไทย ทำให้ผลงานภาพยนตร์ของเขามีแง่มุมทางการเมืองที่ชัดเจน ภาพยนตร์เรื่อง ฝันทิพย์ สำรวจกระบวนการการระลึกถึง ความชอกช้ำทางจิตใจ และการลี้ภัยที่เกี่ยวพันกันอยู่ โดยเผยออกมาในรูปแบบของความฝันเป็นตอน ๆ ภาพยนตร์เปิดเรื่องที่อองโตนี ชานกรุงปารีส ที่ปรีดี พนมยงค์ อาศัยอยู่ช่วงลี้ภัยทางการเมืองระหว่างปี 2513-2526 สร้างภาพความฝันเชิงอภิปรัชญาในบริเวณบ้านของครอบครัวพนมยงค์ เก็บภาพเศษซากจากอดีตก่อนจะถูกโอนกรรมสิทธิ์ไปให้ธนาธร จึงรุ่งเรืองกิจ นักการเมืองและหัวหน้าคณะก้าวหน้า ด้วยปฏิสัมพันธ์ของเงาและแสง ภาพยนตร์ได้สำรวจสภาวะการดิ้นรนในการดำรงอยู่และการแสวงหาทางจิตวิญญาณ ภาพยนตร์ส่วนที่สองย้ายมาเมืองไทย แสดงภูมิทัศน์แบบความฝันที่ความบอบช้ำทางใจอยู่ในกรอบพื้นที่ทางกายภาพ สะท้อนภาพละลานตาของความเข้าใจผิด ความสิ้นหวัง การกดขี่ และฝันร้ายแบบไม่มีที่สิ้นสุด ซึ่งฝังรากอยู่ในประชาธิปไตยไม่เต็มใบของประเทศไทย เมื่อผู้ชมเดินข้ามเส้นแบ่งที่ลางเลือนระหว่างความเป็นจริงกับจิตใต้สำนึก ฝันทิพย์ ก็ชวนให้คิดเรื่องจิตวิญญาณของมนุษย์และการรับรู้ร่วมกันในทางการเมืองและประวัติศาสตร์ <img width="640" height="459" width_o="640" height_o="459" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/a23fd6a8a5cec770a40fc332782e5061c4095c7638f7474327cdb98cb724b205/Dream-Sequence-1002d-1.jpeg" data-mid="1381247" border="0" /><img width="640" height="457" width_o="640" height_o="457" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/feb8cf37129604018119a79f7eaa6d28b53f4a61f550a1ed1bbaf82f128a1157/Dream-Sequence-1002e-1.jpeg" data-mid="1381252" border="0" /><img width="1280" height="843" width_o="1280" height_o="843" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/62f60cc67264fe7dc172b5fb89e2dba8fc838f3201e8147a096bfe719bd79da9/Dream-Sequence_installation_view_01.jpeg" data-mid="1389543" border="0" /><img width="1280" height="884" width_o="1280" height_o="884" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/5599b4c9cbf3ebe9a5588f788d0cc0626d75e6201e442f2c8cb5c7a5e848aaec/Dream-Sequence_installation_view_03.jpeg" data-mid="1389545" border="0" /><img width="1280" height="960" width_o="1280" height_o="960" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/4a50d1ea5c0789f5bf8c746cc1aaa3c3cc98c2d82ef161e154f685134ceb06c7/Dream-Sequence_installation_view_02.jpeg" data-mid="1389544" border="0" />  Title: Dream Sequence - ฝันทิพย์ Artist: Taiki Sakpisit Two-channel video installation 4K, Colors, 2.4:1 CinemaScope, 21 minutes (loop), 2024... http://taikisakpisit.com/Dark-Was-the-Night Wed, 13 Mar 2024 08:58:03 +0000 TAIKI SAKPISIT 452243 <img width="1280" height="720" width_o="1280" height_o="720" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/40e69ef2785fe5a7b47bd0cb9b8a48fd92ebbd6c073460d20ffb2582d676b9d7/Dark-Was-the-Night_04.jpeg" data-mid="1362143" border="0" /> <img width="1280" height="672" width_o="1280" height_o="672" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/dac8ad8bb9268326fd82b5e862d0b2af02cc656389206aec25c355d22fe2f69b/IMG_2725-1.jpeg" data-mid="1362144" border="0" /> Title: Dark Was the Night&nbsp;-ผีพุ่งไต้Artist: Taiki Sakpisit2-channel Video Installation: 4K, Colors and Black &amp; White, 16:9, 5.1 Surround Sound, 15’30” minutes (loop), light boxes, photographs, etchings, and kinetic sculpture 9 May – 6 July 2024, SAC Gallery Sound: Worramet Matutamtada Cinematographer:&nbsp;Pattaraset Chareonthongnithichot Assistant director:&nbsp;Thaweechok Phasom Post-Production: UltraViolet Post ProductionColorist: Chaitawat Thrisansri In collaborations with C.A.P. Studio, RDX LabThis exhibition is made possible by Bangkok Art Biennale, Kenkoon, PDM Brand, and C.A.P Studio &nbsp; “In his most recent solo exhibition, “Dark Was the Night,” Taiki Sakpisit assumed the dual role of artist and sound mixer, interlacing visual mirages and auditory figments to construct an allegorical universe where personal narrative and national history play hide-and-seek. As viewers pondered his phantasmagoric photographic prints and a kinetic installation of celestial bodies, the soundtrack––infrasonics that resembled the rhythm of heartbeats––induced psychedelic states of mind and an immersive engagement with the imagery.” Hung Duong for Artforum magazine Bangkok, 9 May 2024 – SAC Gallery is delighted to announce the opening of Dark Was the Night, the third solo exhibition by artist Taiki Sakpisit at SAC Gallery. Following the internationally acclaimed successes of Until the Morning Comes solo exhibition (2018) and Seeing in the Dark solo exhibition (2021), Sakpisit, whose film The Edge of Daybreak won the prestigious FIPRESCI Award at the 2021 International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) and a multitude of other accolades, presents a captivating new exploration that promises a multisensory journey through the cosmos of memory and loss. Emerging amidst the 2023 Thai general election, the exhibition concept juxtaposes the yearning for a brighter future with the harsh reality of entrenched power structures. This sparks a desire for a oneiric landscape, reflected in the ethereal soundscapes and optical textures that evoke a dream state. To create this, Sakpisit takes inspiration from the way nocturnal creatures navigate the darkness of the night. Just as animals rely on sound for navigation, the gallery enshrouded in shadow becomes a near-womb-like space echoing with the immensity of space. The exhibition unfolds across the entirety of SAC Gallery’s expansive first-floor space. Visitors, relying on intuition and senses, become participants in this journey. Visitors will explore themes of resilience, the yearning for a brighter future, and the enduring power of memory. Upon entering the exhibition, a captivating two-channel video installation creates a mysterious conversation with the rest of the artworks. One screen takes centre stage on a dedicated wing, while the other beckons from the left wing. This immersive piece explores a woman’s emotional state following separation from a loved one, drawing viewers into a world where dreams and reality blur beneath a canopy of stars. Across from the main video installation, on the left wing, a captivating companion screen entices viewers with its content, integral to the narrative. Nestled nearby, a mesmerising orbiting sculpture stands in silent observation, its movement echoing the celestial dance depicted in the surrounding collection of evocative etching prints and photographs. Together, these elements create a unified experience, bridging the gap between waking consciousness and the Hypnagogic state. Sakpisit’s artistry delves deeper, drawing inspiration from the cosmic canvas, the cyclical dance of celestial bodies, personal traumas, and a significant moment in Thai history. The video installation, photographs, light boxes, etchings, and motorised sculpture, infused with these references, become a portal, inviting viewers to contemplate the enduring bond of family, the relentless pull of time, and the echoing memories that resurface from the depths of our past. Sakpisit’s works, like a time-vessel into the cosmic ocean, offer a chance for connection and reflection. Prepare to be transported by Dark Was the Night. This multisensory journey, a layered exploration of memory and loss, awaits. As you navigate the twilight space, enveloped by the sounds of space, the sights and sounds will spark a dialogue within. Allow them to unlock your own memories, dreams, and aspirations. <img width="1280" height="720" width_o="1280" height_o="720" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/1f073357c6cd6198dda86ae236e350544bf2f5b15de62e1432827e412b3b2254/Dark-Was-the-Night_10.jpeg" data-mid="1362142" border="0" /> <img width="1280" height="960" width_o="1280" height_o="960" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/22188d5ed5dc22a001be4b0997ce1c29e69cc91b9362edd90db957cab98ca880/240509_DARK-WAS-THE-NIGHT_TAIKI-SAKPISIT_Exhibition-View-97.jpeg" data-mid="1374614" border="0" /><img width="1280" height="960" width_o="1280" height_o="960" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/6bed566b560c9b6bc40d09762d2627976b15bedabc59e6b5546014ac12222fd6/240509_DARK-WAS-THE-NIGHT_TAIKI-SAKPISIT_Exhibition-View-5.jpeg" data-mid="1374615" border="0" /><img width="1280" height="960" width_o="1280" height_o="960" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/df0f5244fbe3490f4242e140609db25f1862937adcb44a3b0cdbfc8c371a2362/240509_DARK-WAS-THE-NIGHT_TAIKI-SAKPISIT_Exhibition-View-98.jpeg" data-mid="1374613" border="0" />  Title: Dark Was the Night&nbsp;-ผีพุ่งไต้Artist: Taiki Sakpisit2-channel Video Installation: 4K, Colors and Black &amp; White, 16:9, 5.1... http://taikisakpisit.com/Archeology Wed, 22 Mar 2023 16:31:39 +0000 TAIKI SAKPISIT 440233  ARCHEOLOGY - สัญญาวิปลาส <img width="1080" height="607" width_o="1080" height_o="607" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/3b3c661aecfeb277f60205bb99f7f7896c057d8892e0783f0c983e00e1bfa39c/460045540_18239701237275567_8673807509970143856_n.jpg" data-mid="1378093" border="0" /> 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. ในดินแดนหลังหายนะของคณะโบราณคดีที่มหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร ภาพที่น่าสะพรึงกลัวเผยให้เห็นแฟ้มข้อมูลที่ถูกทิ้งร้าง ซากสัตว์ และซากฟอสซิลที่กระจัดกระจายไปทั่วห้องเก็บเอกสารอันรกร้าง ข้างนอกสุนัขยืนเฝ้ายามอย่างระมัดระวัง ขณะที่ภายในอากาศที่หายใจไม่ออกสั่นสะเทือนด้วยจังหวะการเต้นที่น่าขนลุก ภาพจากชีวิตที่เปราะบางของลูกนกและหิ่งห้อยที่กำลังจะตาย ค่อยๆ แปรเปลี่ยนไปเป็นการมาถึงของเจ้าที่ดินและผู้อพยพชาวยุโรปในไวโอมิงช่วงปี 2433 และทวีความรุนแรงขึ้นจนกลายเป็นการปะทะที่รุนแรง ภาพที่เสื่อมสลายจากภาพยนตร์ปี 2523 เรื่อง Heaven’s Gate กระจายไปทั่วซากปรักหักพัง สานผ่านทางเดินที่ถูกลืมเลือนของเวลาและความทรงจำ ภาพหลอนเหล่านี้ละลายไปในจุดเชื่อมต่อของการหลงลืม ทิ้งรอยประทับไว้บนภูมิทัศน์ที่ถูกทอดทิ้ง <img width="1080" height="608" width_o="1080" height_o="608" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/679eba1520b16990ff7601b721aa3fb4b0bc3b151b1926477baae32616aa24f7/459868502_18239701258275567_4912492625186590745_n.jpg" data-mid="1378094" border="0" /> <img width="1215" height="684" width_o="1215" height_o="684" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/66cc9cd1a8f093e911c71148d934bb9b2c7ee4667b04fd10a61aa99ac90f641c/459691647_18239701276275567_8465993578947379895_n.jpg" data-mid="1378095" border="0" /><img width="1215" height="684" width_o="1215" height_o="684" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/9c976f07acfa939c16d32df87daee679337d9c86534ee46867ad1d5e438b8cd7/459938172_18239701285275567_3723171700377807896_n.jpg" data-mid="1378096" border="0" /><img width="1215" height="684" width_o="1215" height_o="684" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/d7c8d6a5591e3c18b37ff1f7158e66bde0a249776ffc756c61639209e753cc95/460002915_18239701294275567_6886130167505797039_n.jpg" data-mid="1378097" border="0" />  ARCHEOLOGY - สัญญาวิปลาส Title: Archeology Artist: Taiki Sakpisit Sound: Worramet Matutamtada Media: Moving image and six photo-glasses... http://taikisakpisit.com/The-Spirit-Level Fri, 23 Dec 2022 12:46:46 +0000 TAIKI SAKPISIT 435596 <img width="1280" height="720" width_o="1280" height_o="720" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/58028d270b677fe3f819fc407027e8ad29340334b6ee6c47695a47809e2eae1e/The-Spirit-Level-FCP-2.jpeg" data-mid="1250341" border="0" />Exhibition: The 14th Gwangju Biennale Date: 04 April - 09 July, 2023 Venues Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall&nbsp; Host·Organizer Gwangju Biennale Foundation, Gwangju Metropolitan City Title: The Spirit Level Artist: Taiki Sakpisit Two-channel Video Installation&nbsp; 4K, Colors and Black &amp; White, 16:9, Stereo, 21 minutes (loop), 2023 Commissioned by the 14th Gwangju Biennale. Supported by Yanghyun Foundation and SAC Gallery Music: Yasuhiro Morinaga Coordinators:&nbsp;Ormbun Thipsuna&nbsp; Thaniya Chaikham Post-Production:&nbsp;UltraViolet Post Production Colorist: Chaitawat ThrisansriAssistant Colorist: Natnicha Suwanprapa UltraViolet Producer: Sathinee Chiraka The 14th Gwangju BiennaleSook-Kyung Lee, Artistic DirectorKerryn Greenberg, Associate CuratorSooyoung Leam, Assistant CuratorHarry C. H. Choi, Assistant Curator Curatorial InternsMinjee Kim, Soomin Kang “Taiki Sakpisit’s The Spirit Level hauntingly captures a psychic summoning a spirit to learn the truth about the deaths of Thai protestors who had been in exile since the 2014 coup d’état. In a frantic frame, the psychic appears to be paralyzed in the moment. Capturing the collective ethos, the section served as a reminder of everyday forms of resistance and touched deeply on the power and effects of human connections and encounters.” (ArtAsiaPacific ISSUE134 JUL/AUG 2023 by Pamela Wong) “In this mysterious film, a shaman in northeastern Thailand seems possessed by the spirits of dissidents who suffered a violent death. Set in northeastern Thailand around the Mekong river, this film evokes the syncretic beliefs and sociopolitical turbulence of the region. The Mekong’s origins are associated with the divine Naga, worshipped in temples and underground caverns with a mix of Buddhist and animistic practices. As languorous images of the waters give way to the primal energies of painted temple murals, a shaman conducts an intense seance. Juxtaposing black-and-white footage with startling colour imagery, the film’s haunting sound design and editing effects create a foreboding atmosphere. The shaman’s spirit possession alludes to the deaths of three activists whose violently mutilated bodies were found in the Mekong in 2019. (SGIFF) The 2024 e-flux Film Award, second prize The Spirit Level meditates on the trauma and violence in the troubled Thailand reflected through the artist’s road trips across the northeastern region of Thailand along the Mekong River. The film begins with a downstream river that descends from Than Thong waterfall and flows into the Mekong River and explores the mythic underground cave that according to legend was a subterranean kingdom below the Mekong River where the divine Naga resides in the netherworld. At the heart of The Spirit Level is a frantic sequence of a spirit medium in the midst of possession. This epileptic episode emulates the optic feedback eliciting the trancelike revenant images as the spirited entity registers the medium’s body. Gradually the hallucinatory double images are disrupted by a freeze frame. This suspension of time occurs to commemorate the dislocated spirits of the three anti-government activists whose mutilated bodies were found in Mekong River in December 2019. The three men had been in exile since the 2014 coup d'état, until they were kidnapped by an officially sanctioned death squad. Their bodies were found handcuffed, disemboweled and stuffed with concrete blocks, wrapped in brown rice sacks and dumped into the Mekong River. It is one of countless forced disappearances and assassinations of political dissidents by the state since the 1970s and still ongoing and unresolved. The Spirit Level alludes to the undercurrents of darkness that ripple beneath the surface of problematic Thailand. The Spirit Level สำรวจความรุนแรงและบาดแผลทางการเมืองที่ฝังแน่นอยู่ในภูมิทัศน์ทางจิตวิญญาณและสังคมของประเทศไทย โดยตั้งคำถามต่อประวัติศาสตร์ที่ถูกลืม การบังคับบุคคลให้สูญหายและพิธีกรรมในการเชื่อมต่อจิตวิญญาณโดยผ่านการเดินทางเลียบแม่น้ำโขง—สถานที่ที่ทั้งมีพลังในตำนานและโศกนาฏกรรมที่ยังคงถูกกดทับ—ภาพยนตร์สะท้อนความรุนแรงของรัฐต่อผู้เห็นต่างทางการเมือง ไม่ได้เพียงแต่คร่าชีวิต แต่ยังทิ้งเงาและบาดแผลทางจิตใจที่ไหลเวียนอยู่ในแม่น้ำโขง ในพิธีกรรม และในความทรงจำร่วมของผู้คน <img width="1280" height="721" width_o="1280" height_o="721" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/9ee918f6ebecb43d9860fa02d8239da324759dca7b01d19d484a060d515cfc01/2.jpeg" data-mid="1279157" border="0" /><img width="1280" height="854" width_o="1280" height_o="854" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/15ddaf9173a733b3a329ad62561eddc085d8da7e60173021718104f1001f7bc1/3.jpeg" data-mid="1279158" border="0" /><img width="1280" height="854" width_o="1280" height_o="854" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/5a8fecd54a8d8df0fa6ef370190a879693f13fcdad0b953a55ceaaed0ff30ab4/5.jpeg" data-mid="1279155" border="0" /><img width="1280" height="854" width_o="1280" height_o="854" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/76f154f9136e3d265832ee571af534677d6f801f534ce5da4e1232ff1826027f/4.jpeg" data-mid="1279160" border="0" /><img width="1280" height="960" width_o="1280" height_o="960" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/7ec5e3ae0a74bb60879f2e6a0cdee64fbc01f136794e7a41df10cc62fa4f98a3/6.jpeg" data-mid="1279156" border="0" /> <img width="1280" height="960" width_o="1280" height_o="960" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/9fdc53cc4cb57f34770f414be5ffd22af417d191d767fedfc6e3ab73df3373c1/7.jpeg" data-mid="1279159" border="0" />The Spirit Level คือภาพยนตร์ที่สร้างขึ้นเพื่อรำลึกถึงร่างไร้วิญญาณที่ถูกทารุณกรรมอย่าง รุนแรง ทั้งสามถูกพบเป็นศพในแม่น้ำโขง บริเวณชายฝั่งประเทศไทยเมื่อเดือนธันวาคม 2019 พวกเขาคือนักกิจกรรม ที่ลี้ภัยทางการเมืองมาตั้งแต่การรัฐประหาร 2014 อันส่งผลให้ประเทศไทยตกอยู่ภายใต้กฎอัยการศึก ภาพยนตร์เรื่องนี้เริ่มต้น ด้วยความยิ่งใหญ่ของแม่น้ำโขงและตำนานใต้น้ำที่ถ้ำธารทอง ชิ่งกล่าวกันว่าพญานาคศักดิสิทธิอาศัยอยู่ในโลกไต้ดิน สถานที่บูชา (จิตรกรรมฝาผนังวัด บ่อน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์ ศาลเจ้า) ถูกนำเสนอในรูปแบบภาพตัดปะ ขณะที่เลนส์กล้องของไทกิเปลี่ยนไปยัง 'พื้นที่' ทางจิตวิญญาณอีกแห่งหนึ่ง ที่ซึ่งร่างทรงกำลังถูกสิ่งสู่กล้องของเขาดูเหมือนจะมีอาการชักขณะที่วิญญาณสิงเข้าสู่ร่างของร่างทรง ภาพที่สั่นสะเทือนนี้ชวนให้หวนคิดถึงประสบ-การณ์หลอนประสาทที่คล้ายกับการแยกจิตวิญญาณ ณ ห้วง-เวลาสุญญากาศนี้ ไทกิอ้างอิงถึงการรำลึกถึงนักกิจกรรมที่ต่อต้านรัฐบาลทั้งสามคน ความเชื่อของพวกเขาถูกละทิ้งให้อยู่ในภาวะว่างเปล่าเช่นกัน ความตายของพวกเขาผลักให้เกิดคำถามมากกว่าคำตอบ พวกเขาถูกพบในสภาพถูกใส่กุญแจมือและถูกคว้านท้อง ความรุนแรงเช่นนี้เป็นเพียงหนึ่งในหลายๆการบังคับบุคคลให้สูญหายและการสอบสังหารผู้เห็นต่างทางการเมืองโดยรัฐบาลเผด็จการทหารไทยตั้งแต่ทศวรรษ 1970 - โซอี้ บัต The Spirit Level is a filmic memorial to the three mutilated bodies found in the Mekong River in Thailand in December 2019. These three activists having been in exile since the 2014 coup d'etat, through which Thailand was consequently placed under martial law. The story begins with the might of the Mekong River and a particular mythic subterranean site, in the descending waters of Than Thong, where it is said the divine Naga resides in the nether-world. Sites of devotion (temple murals; wishing wells; shrines) ensue in collage, as Sakpisit's lens shifts to another spiritual "site" , where a spirit medium is in the midst of possession. His camera appears as if in an epileptic fit, as a spirited entity registers, and enters, this medium's body. The reverberating image recalls the hallucinatory experience of spirit dislocation, such suspension of time Sakpisit refers as commemoration of these three anti-government activists whose beliefs have been equally suspended, their deaths prompting more questions than answers. Found handcuffed and disemboweled, such violence is but one of the countless forced disappearances and assassinations of political dissidents by the militarized Thai state, since the 1970s. (Text by Zoe Butt) Exhibition: The 14th Gwangju Biennale Date: 04 April - 09 July, 2023 Venues Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall&nbsp; Host·Organizer Gwangju Biennale Foundation,... http://taikisakpisit.com/Dawn-Vision Mon, 19 Dec 2022 17:11:51 +0000 TAIKI SAKPISIT 435427  Dawn Vision<img width="1280" height="720" width_o="1280" height_o="720" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/761f3061f9ba52bcd7dfa2ac6815336dd6039070db1f49e3ca5d0d0dc1be2b67/Dawn-Vision-2-SM.jpeg" data-mid="1248611" border="0" />Dawn Vision Artist Research Project for Asian Artist Moving Image Platform (AAMP)&nbsp;Duration: 12 minutesAspect Ratio: 16:9Sound: StereoSubtitle: EnglishYear: 2021 Dawn Vision meditates on the religious theme park Keoku Pavilion and its mythic creator Luang Pu Bunleua Sulilat (1932-1996) who led a mysterious and perplexing life. Bunleua’s beginning reads like Joseph Campbell’s The Hero With a Thousand Faces. At a young age, Bunleua ran away from his home in Nong Khai, Thailand. He then fell into a cave and met the hermit, master Keoku, who became his spiritual mentor. Having great reverence for his teacher, Bunleua named his life’s work, Keoku Pavilion, after his master. It is believed that Bunleua was the reincarnation of Naga, who forbade him from becoming a monk, which led him on other spiritual paths. Bunleua later moved to Vientiane, Laos, and became a secular man. In 1958 he started the construction of Buddha Park (also known as Xiong Khuan). He was incarcerated in Vientiane for unspecified reasons and fled back to Nong Khai after the city fell to the Pathet Lao—a communist political movement—in 1975. Bunleua began construction of Sala Keoku in 1978 with the help of devoted followers. All of the hundred large-scale, complex and elaborate sculptures came purely from Bunleua’s dreams and visions. Bunleua himself has never been trained in art, engineering and architecture, and yet, he played an integral role in guiding his followers in the construction and completion of Sala Keoku. As many considered him to be insane, Bunleua was often troubled by the authorities and was incarcerated again for reasons unknown. He died in 1996 from a strange illness. Following his wishes, his embalmed body rests inside a glass hemisphere. It is alleged that his spirit is still wandering around his beloved creation.  Dawn VisionDawn Vision Artist Research Project for Asian Artist Moving Image Platform (AAMP)&nbsp;Duration: 12 minutesAspect Ratio: 16:9Sound: StereoSubtitle:... http://taikisakpisit.com/Seeing-in-the-Dark Mon, 23 Nov 2020 10:36:50 +0000 TAIKI SAKPISIT 391152  Seeing in the Dark <img width="1280" height="720" width_o="1280" height_o="720" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/ec14c30eed25afa15959ac8d3dfbecf851e91bbaf0ac93071df0141cd1794828/Seeing-in-the-Dark_1.jpeg" data-mid="1248607" border="0" />Seeing in the Dark&nbsp; Duration: 29 minutes Aspect Ratio: 16:9 B&amp;W and Color Sound: Stereo Subtitle: English Year: 2021Watch here at Canyon Cinema Festival / Screening: World Premiere: The 68th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen (International Competition) 33rd Singapore International Film Festival (Southeast Asian Short Competition) 26th Thai Short Film &amp; Video Festival (The R.D. Pestonji Award, 2nd Prize)Technological Ecologies Screening and discussion with World Records, Onyeka Igwe, and Laura Huertas Millán,&nbsp;e-flux Screening Room, Brooklyn, NY CREDIT: Director, cinematographer, editor and producer: Taiki Sakpisit Sound: Worramet Matutamtada Production Company: FahFuenFactory Production Country: Thailand and South-Korea Pre-production is supported by Asia Culture Center and ACI Synopsis:A sensorial, left-field take on Thai political history that moves between a subdued past etched in the landscape of Khao Kho mountain, once a stronghold of communist insurgents, and a dynamic near-present marked by Bangkok’s 2021 anti-government protests. Background:In the wake of the 2020-2021 Thai Protests, the dictator government has deployed the military information warfare, accusing the protest leaders as communists, the same method was used on the student activists in the ‘70s, causing them to join the Communist Party of Thailand in the mountain terrains. The history repeats itself and the film revisits the remnants of the Communist sites, the military legacy of the Cold War, and the ruined fortress that was once the Ministry of Treasury, where the gold bars and the sacred Emerald Buddha were hidden from the Japanese army during WWII. During his premiership from 1938 to 1957, Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram had planned to relocate the capital city of Thailand to Phetchabun province; in WWII, he established the Ministry of Treasury at Tham Ruesi Sombat Cave where gold bars and the Emerald Buddha were hidden from the Japanese army. Since 2014, the dictator regime has attempted to diminish these historical sites. Now the remnants of the fortress and deteriorated Communist sites still remain among the Phetchabun mountains. The film interweaves these landscapes and echoes the dark enclosure of the current turbulent Thailand. <img width="1280" height="720" width_o="1280" height_o="720" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/ab5742c10cbff7defb6b28e815e633cfee8b3ed8fa9fa5e5fd8ab0293fd37f5b/Seeing-in-the-Dark_2.jpeg" data-mid="1248610" border="0" /><img width="1280" height="720" width_o="1280" height_o="720" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/e22151e256569f718e260ade67850c71b3cdcc0aad371fa5908924a70cea993a/Seeing-in-the-Dark_4.jpeg" data-mid="1248609" border="0" /><img width="1280" height="854" width_o="1280" height_o="854" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/bef9359ad1c28c68fa6838021c2e9a91e1368c462288e18b6ac3b242a60c1b63/R0010946.jpeg" data-mid="1248620" border="0" />  Seeing in the Dark Seeing in the Dark&nbsp; Duration: 29 minutes Aspect Ratio: 16:9 B&amp;W and Color Sound: Stereo Subtitle: English Year: 2021Watch here at...