Apichatpong Weerasethakul
BornNationalityBased In
1970ThaiChiang Mai
Biography
Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s films and artworks are essentially the same. The political and the social are always alluded to, playing integral parts in his mysterious and poetic artistic language. By working chiefly on time and light, and by working meticulously with actors, Weerasethakul builds a delicate bridge for the audience, and allows them to travel through the real and the mythical, the individual and the collective, the spiritual and the somatic, entering via unorthodox narratives a rich consciousness, where one finds the artist’s memories, mythologies, dreams and desires. ...
Selected Artworks
Awards
Artes Mundi2019
Fukuoka Prize2013
Yanghyun Prize1998
Hugo Boss Prize1998
Biennals
Venice Biennial2019 - Venice
Gwangju Biennial2018 - Gwangju
La Biennale de Lyon2017 - Lyon
The Biennale of Sydney2016 - Sydney
Documenta2012 - Kassel
Yokohama Triennale2011 - Yokohama
Carnegie International2008 - Pittsburgh
Singapore Biennial2008 - Singapore
Busan Biennial2004 - Busan
Taipei Biennial2004 - Taipei
Istanbul Biennial2001 - Istanbul
Tirana Biennial2001 - Tirana