Pieces from More of the same 2010

1)Self Portrait 2008

Photo print

16"20"

2) My motto 2009

Neon

4"x48"x9"

It is a very crude Thai phrase written in neon. The translation reads " By being busy with

your hands you will be rich, but by being busy with your dick you will be poor.

3) Sketches 2007-2009

Paper

12"x18"

Sketches for me are like secrets and it is also a good way of clearing out my head. For this piece, I got over 50 of my most memorable sketches and scan them on top of each other until the text is unreadable.

4) My will 2008

Photo collage

40"x40"

In this piece, I gathered up all my precious belongings and then categorize them into a piechart.

This includes, my second hand vintage t-shirts, my art books, my dharma books, my chessboard and my most beloved stamp collections. Then I decided who will receive my belongings in each category after I passed away, as can be seen in the arrow pointing to particular persons. For my body, I would donate it to the Red Cross. For my art works, it would be given to my wife first then

my daughter and my sister and brother.

5) Dream number 5.10.08

This short film is based on my dream. I produced it exactly as I saw it in my dream. In this piece I am attempting to understand and psycho-analyze what is lying in my subconscious and my repressed feeling while I am sleep.

6) He who must be obeyed

Candle

24"x13"

In this piece I am using a penis as a metaphor for creativity. I have to obey my penis as much as I have to obey my art making skills. Penis can be use in many different ways. One of the best way to use your penis is to share it with the one you love. When you are making deep love, you are in the zone. Your body and mind and your penis are one. You do not think about the future or the past but you are completely absorb in the present . It is the same as when I am involving in my own works.

7) XR4000 2010

video 2 mins /14sec

8 episodes

Below is the description for the XR4000

By simply standing in front of the XR4000.The XR 4000 will automatically calculate your good

deeds and bad deeds, and then divided by how many times you have masturbated.

The result will then determine where your souls will be reincarnated after you died.

This piece is based on collection of photographs. I went to my closet and selected over 1,000

pictures and line them up as a sequence of my life, starting from 1 year old up to now. Then

I used a computer program to generate a haunting effect.

8) What if 2009-2010

Video animation

13 mins

“What if “is composed of more than 80 episodes of collages from more than 50 fashion magazines. The reason why I used fashion magazines is because I need faces. The second reason is because fashion magazines contain a good arsenal that always stir up my imagination.

In each episode there is a spoon flying into the nostril. Once the spoon disappeared into the nostril. The original image starting to take an unexpected turn. I can honestly say that “ What if” is the result of my instinct and my spontaneity.