James Prapaithong Thailand, 1996

James Prapaithong (b. 1996, Bangkok, Thailand) explores memory, isolation and longing through his filmic paintings which deliberately use the aspect ratio of the screen while often devoid of people. Resembling enlarged photographs of familiar yet distant places, and using high colour saturation with a particular attention to light, Prapaithong’s hazy, dream-like landscapes become vehicles to communicate the uncertainty of recall, the construction of memory, and the space between connection and estrangement. Particular elements like water, sky, and the stars, become vessels of yearning for Prapaithong - of which only light can define such potent visions and intimate emotions.

James Prapaithong currently lives and works in London. He received his BA in painting from Wimbledon College of Arts and MA in painting at the Royal College of Art. His recent exhibitions include: Strange Trails, Nova Contemporary, Bangkok (solo), Whisper, Hive Center for Contemporary Art, Shanghai (solo), Light Years, Workplace Gallery, London (solo), and A New Sensation, Galerie Marguo, Paris (group). Prapaithong’s work has been collected by He Art Museum (Shunde) and the artist has also been featured in Lux Magazine.