First published in 1937, “Behind the Painting” tells the story of Nopphorn, a Thai scholarship student studying in Japan, who falls in love with MR Kirati, a married noblewoman he helps take care of during her first visit to Japan with her husband, Chao Khun Atthikanbodi. A forbidden love torn apart by age and class, the classic tragedy has been adapted into plays, TV dramas and feature films. Chulayarnnon is inspired by both the original novel and the 2001’s feature film directed by Cherd Songsri of the same name. For his new show titled “Museum of Kirati”, Chulayarnnon has changed the gallery into a memory palace, filled with paintings and sculptures depicting MR Kirati when she was young. His aim, he says, is to create a space where visitors can reminisce and revisit to know her more deeply.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 05, 2017 02:37 UTC