An art O.R.G.Y. at ATT19

17 emerging contemporary artists and their creative collisions at Bangkok's ATT19.

Sasitorn Amornwachiramongkol, Love’s Whisper. Photo: ATT19

O.R.G.Y. serves as an acronym for Our Revolution for Greater Youth, but the exhibition it titles is perhaps better described by its unpunctuated form. It is, in fact, a true artistic orgy that unfolded at ATT19, a concept store and art hub in the Charoenkrung district of Bangkok.

Born from the collaboration between IWANNABANGKOK© and Mook Attakanwong, founder of ATT19, O.R.G.Y. showcases the works of 17 emerging artists, bringing their creations into a collective encounter. As the title suggests, what unfolds is a promiscuous meeting where diverse media flirt, interact, and alternate, leaving the audience delightfully surprised.

While the union of painting and sculpture may not be entirely unexpected, it becomes more intriguing when the rigorous and formal representations in Sasitorn Amornwachiramongkol’s canvases—imbued with the softness of their subjects—alternate with Thyme Neelaphanakul’s fetishistic and baroque leather plant sculptures. These sculptures derive their significance from the practical acts that birthed them, transitioning seamlessly to Kiat’s CDs, which are transformed into walls of digital supports housing the sounds and memories of the artist’s childhood home.

Thyme Neelaphanakul, Root. Photo: ATT19

Kiat, Adieu. Photo: ATT19

Rinlita Jantra, Kitsch. Photo: ATT19

The variety extends further with Rinlita Jantra’s sculpture-garments, which challenge the notions of 'kitsch' and the value we ascribe to the humble objects of the global market.

Chakriya Niamsomboon’s sculptures take mundane objects and elevate them through a creative process akin to alchemical purification, transforming their very essence. Once solid, utilitarian items are reborn as delicate ceramics, embodying their new roles with poignant fragility.

These are just a few examples of the works presented by the invited artists. Rather than delving into the details of each piece, we celebrate the exhibition’s collective and orgiastic nature. Like the landscapes and interiors in Damisa Vanaswas’s paintings, which dissolve and blur the boundaries of perception while maintaining their identity, the gallery itself was transformed into a Dionysian artistic ritual.

Damisa Vanaswas, ห้องหมายเลข ๑ (Room 1). Photo: ATT19

For more info about ATT19 and other Bangkok galleries and art institutions, check our Exhibitions section.