Pratchaya Phinthong

Untitled 2 Paris

Phinthong made four photographs depicting fragments of meteorites of which the faces have been polished to reflect the sky. Lying on the ground, on what appears to be Woodland ground, the form of the meteorite disappears and the reflections of...

If I dig a very deep hole 2007 Paris

In order to make If I dig a very deep hole (2007) the artist looked for the extreme geographical opposite of Paris when drawing a straight line throughout the globe.Then, he went to this place, the Chatham Islands in New Zealand, to...

If I dig a very deep hole 2007 Paris

What I learned I no longer know; the little I still know, I guessed 2009 Paris

Phinthong provided 5,000 Euros to exchange for Zimbabwean dollars, the most devalued and worthless currency in the world. The ZWD has no legal status outside Zimbabwe. The exchange took place through a network of contacts rather than direct with...

Untitled 1 2009 Paris

Phinthong made four photographs depicting fragments of meteorites of which the faces have been polished to reflect the sky. Lying on the ground, on what appears to be woodland ground, the form of the meteorite disappears and the reflections of...

Pratchaya Phintong’s works often arise from the confrontation between different social, economic or geographical systems. They are the result of a dialogue, and bring all their poetic forces from an almost invisible artistic gesture.
Pratchaya Phintong was born in 1974 in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. He lives and works in Bangkok.