Angkrit Ajachariyasophon

Angkrit Ajachariyasophon, based in Chiang Rai, Northern Thailand, runs a restaurant from the very early morning until noon. In the afternoon, he starts concentrating on his works as an artist. He deals with people and the relationships around him, and funny ideas coming from his observations of society, making himself different from his fellow artists in his local town who tend to follow traditional art appreciating nature or Buddha. Despite his global mindedness, his art activity is mostly rooted in the local community.
http://www.rama9art.org/angkrit

Tadanobu Asano

Leading actor of Japan's young generation contributes to the exhibition with his art work as a team of the 'Last Life in the Universe' (directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang) in which he played the leading role and received Controcorrente Upstream prize for Best Actor at the Venice International Film Festival 2003.
http://www.anore.co.jp

Christopher Doyle

Renowned cinematographer and photographer, Sydney-born Christopher Doyle, known for his work in the Wong Kar Wai films 'Chungking Express', 'Fallen Angel', 'Happy Together' and 'Days of Being Wild', more recently has collaborated with Thai creator Prabda Yoon (also participating in this exhibition) in his film 'Last Life in the Universe'. In addition to his cinema work, Doyle is also active in the fields of photography, commercial production and acting ('Lovesong', 'Andromedia'). He now spends more time in bangkok, Doyle has been connecting with local creative talent.

Sutee Kunavichayanont（

Sutee Kunavichayanont has produced a number of works featuring the motif of elephants symbolising Thailand in many ways as well as Buddhist influenced affectionate works. The silicon elephant needs a breath donation from the audience to be an メelephantモ and gain life. The audience will realise that, through this process of exhaling, one has to give something to bring something alive even if it is your carbon dioxide. It is also Sutee's modern day version of the traditional breathing meditation, Vipassana.
http://www.rama9art.org/sutee/

Suwan Laimanee

In the teaching of Thai Buddhism, both relaxing people's body and mind with traditional Thai massage and cooking for others are practices of compassion. Suwan Laimanee works in the field of contemporary art to deliver his message using massage or Jasmine rice as a method of communication. He first introduced Thai massage as art in 1996 at the Biennale Florence and then the following year at Documenta X with Michelangelo Pistoletto. According to him, his work goes beyond "relational aesthetics" and is about here and now, the physical touch of art and its sculptural process. Also Thai massage is art, another form of social sculpture which is both real and spiritual; there is no giver or receiver since both are united. T-shirts with his original painting explaining traditional Thai massage will be on sale.
http://www.cittadellarte.it/archives/giornale/adresses/adress_15.html

Philippe Laleu

Philippe Laleu is a French Bangkok based artist. He is working as the director of the International Art Centre at the Alliance Francaise Bangkok, a way for him to support other artists as well. He created in 2000 an international artist network through a French organisation called Keep Your Distance. He is going to participate in this exhibition with a video work entitled 'Blind Love Song', a 60-minute documentary on a blind woman who sings "♪love makes you blind" on the street near Siam station in Bangkok.
http://www.keepyourdistance.org/

Nuts Society

Nuts Society is an anonymous group active in all types of public places as well as art institutions to inspire and heighten social conscience by posting stickers with moral messages on windows and walls in the city, or to spread Thai culture through the movements of your body by aerobics. Their message is always serious but the visual images are a full of humour. Nuts Society T-shirts will be on sale.
http://www.nuts-society.org/

Pod

Pod is the vocalist from charismatic Thai indie band Moderndog which has had a major impact on the Thai Alternative music scene. In this exhibition he is going to show photographs that he has been taking as an alternative way of expression.
http://www.geocities.com/md_unoff/bio.html

Wisut Ponnimit

Now a resident of Kobe, Wisut Ponnimit moved to Japan in order to expose the Japanese youth to his manga. He is a comical but charismatic manga artist highly influenced by Japanese manga whose works are often featured in Thai cultural magazines. Recently, he has composed and played music for his animations. He also supports bands, occasionally playing drums for bands such as "Armchair" and "Death of A Salesman" on Bangkok's smallroom label.
http://izumo.cool.ne.jp/kluai/wisut_ponnimit.htm

Porntaweesak Rimsakul

Porntaweesak Rimsakul is a young but a notable artist who has the ability to discover something interesting out of ordinary things you see everywhere. He made The Dinosaur, tea pots with battery-charged legs. The Harvest, reminiscent the harvest of his hometown, uses a half-burnt doormat he found in a rubbish bin on a street of Bangkok, with tiny plastic models of tractors and farmers.

Kyoichi Tsuzuki

Working in various fields as a photographer and editor, Kyoichi Tsuzuki has been invited to exhibitions and art festivals around the world to show his work for the past couple of years. He is going to participate in this exhibition as a fake Thai artist exhibiting his collection of old Thai pop record covers.

Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Renowned in both artisitic and cinema circles, visual artist Apichatpong Weerasethakul, won the The Jury Prize at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival for his film 'Tropical Malady'. In addition, he was also the recipient of the Un Certain Regard award in 2002 for his film 'Blissfully Yours'
http://www.kickthemachine.com/

Prabda Yoon

The versatile Prabda Yoon works in Bangkok's creative circle as writer, critic, editor, graphic designer, illustrator, painter, photographer, scriptwriter, and lyricist. His novel, written for the film 'Last Life in the Universe' (starring Tadanobu Asano, filmed by Christopher Doyle) was recently published in Japan by Sony Magazines.
http://www.klockworx.com/chikyu/