Thailand Biennale 2025 Explores New Artistic Dimensions in Phuket
The fourth Thailand Biennale is currently taking place across Phuket, aiming to disrupt the island's traditional image as a leisure destination. The event, titled 'Eternal [Kalpa]', seeks to explore new ways of sharing time and challenges the conventional perception of Phuket as merely a tropical paradise. The biennale features artworks dispersed across 19 venues, including failed commercial buildings and Sino-Portuguese mansions. Notable installations include Ryuichi Sakamoto and Shiro Takatani's 'IS YOUR TIME', which uses a piano salvaged from a tsunami-devastated school to evoke themes of time and nature. Other works, such as Chatpong Chuenrudeemol and Eakapob Huangthanapan's speculative architecture, highlight the resilience of local communities facing land-rights conflicts. The biennale also addresses environmental and tourism issues, with pieces like Noémie Goudal's videos depicting accelerated environmental change. 
