Installation view of 'Vessel of Tomorrow' 2025. Part of Today becomes yesterday, and yesterday becomes tomorrow, Part I & II (Group Show), Art Centre, Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 2026. Photographed by Tempat Ketsomboon
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About the exhibition
Today becomes yesterday, and yesterday becomes tomorrow Part I
The most significant evidence of human existence in the social and cultural dimension is undoubtedly the material testimony we call “art.” Since prehistoric cave eras, art has accompanied humanity by recording what the eyes perceived and transferring it through the hands into inscriptions, while cultivating aesthetic sensibilities that shaped our understanding of beauty. Across different periods, art has carried intentions intertwined with human life, society, politics, culture, and even the liberation of the spirit in its pursuit of truth. Art stands as a vital tool and mechanism that allows us to discern the definitions and meanings of perception as they move alongside the shifting realities of time.
Truth is transient, and art functions in a similar way. The exhibition "Today becomes yesterday, and yesterday becomes tomorrow" draws on works from the Silpakorn University Art Collections to explore and generate dialogues about truth across multiple dimensions. The atmosphere of change creates a distinct space where viewers can pause, reflect on the unfolding realities around them, and open a conceptual space to consider the passage of time and truths that are gradually fading. The rapid pace of the contemporary world can cause us to overlook or ignore the stories around us, including the state of the mind. Social histories that have passed through time may exist only as sediments of experience, rather than solidified crystallizations. These sediments continue to move, forming faint dust from the past, circulating through artistic expression, and shaping the creation and perception of contemporary art in the present.
Artists:
Akkachet Sikkakorn / Kitti Bowornphatnon / Papimol Lotrakul / Prasert Yodkaew / Surasit Mankhong
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Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook / Boonmun Khumsaad / Chakrabhand Posayakrit / Charoon Boonsuan / Nipon Pritakomol / San Sarakornborirak / Sriwan Janehuttakarnkit /
Wancharoen Japakang (Part of Silpakorn University Art Collections)
Curated by Kritsada Duchsadeevanich
The opening reception is on Thursday, 18 December 2025, at 6.30 pm at the Main Hall of the Art Centre, Silpakorn University (Wangthapra).
The exhibition will be on view from 18 December 2025 to 28 February 2026.
Opening Hours: Mon - Sat, 9 am - 6 pm (Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays)
About the exhibition
Today becomes yesterday, and yesterday becomes tomorrow Part II
The exhibition Today becomes yesterday, and yesterday becomes tomorrow – Part II: Conversations Across Time is an extension of the exhibition that explores the passage of time as a process that connects the past, the present, and the future. If, in the first part of the exhibition, time was considered as an overlapping of memory and the history of art, in this iteration, the exhibition moves toward questioning histories of the past, or how they are read, selected, and brought back to form new dialogues of meaning in the present.
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When contemporary artists assume the role of selecting and reframing works from the past, new dialogues emerge between artworks from different periods. These encounters may suggest continuity, introduce tension, or question established interpretations shaped by earlier historical frameworks. Through this process, the collection is not only a place of preservation but also a space for reflection, where art history continues to be reconsidered and rewritten.
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Throughout the exhibition, visitors encounter works from the collection alongside contemporary artworks, as well as sketches, drafts and research materials that reflect each artist’s creative process. Together, these elements trace the development of dialogues across different moments in time while offering insight into how artistic ideas evolve and respond to their historical contexts.
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Artists:
Akkachet Sikkakorn / Kitti Bowornphatnon / Papimol Lotrakul / Prasert Yodkaew / Surasit Mankhong
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Part of Silpakorn University Art Collections:
Chatchai Puipia / Nipan Oranniwesna / Praween Piangchompu / Surasit Saokong / Sutipong Chang-aim / Yanawit Kunchaethong
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Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook / Boonmun Khumsaad / Chakrabhand Posayakrit / Charoon Boonsuan / Nipon Pritakomol / San Sarakornborirak / Sriwan Janehuttakarnkit / Wancharoen Japakang
Curated by Kritsada Duchsadeevanich
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The exhibition will be on view from 16 March to 18 April 2026.
Opening Hours: Mon - Sat, 9 am - 6 pm (Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays) at the Art Centre, Silpakorn University (Wangthapra)
Installation view of 'Vessel of Tomorrow' 2025. Part of Today becomes yesterday, and yesterday becomes tomorrow, Part I & II (Group Show), Art Centre, Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 2026. Photo Courtesy of Art Centre, Silpakorn University
Letter from Artist
To you who are reading this letter... while the rain still falls as ordinary drops of water.
The artwork 'The Fading Drops of the Rainy Season' by Yanawit Kunchaethong was created 10 years ago (2016). A decade later, the world has not changed for the better; rather, it has only grown worse. What will it be like in another 100, 1,000, or 10,000 years?
In a way, 'The Fading Drops of the Rainy Season', created from organic materials and speaking of nature, might seem to contrast with my work, which utilizes synthetic materials and speaks of the future. Yet, both works share something in common: climate change and the transformation of nature. These changes inevitably affect human life—whether in the past, the present, or the future.
When we imagine the future, climate change and a dystopian future often arrive together like inseparable shadows, making it difficult to imagine whether a better future is still possible.
Through my working process, I often invite people to reflect on what the future might look like—will it be different, or will it retrace the exact path we fear?—by exploring an intimate, everyday object: a "vessel." My piece, My work “Vessel of Hope” (part of the project “Vessel of Tomorrow”) tells the story of a future world facing extreme weather, where people must live under rain contaminated with toxins for five long years. The work tells the story of a future that still holds traces of life through the objects and narratives that remain.
When we witness what has already happened through the information presented in “The Fading Drops of the Rainy Season,” and when we are able to imagine possible outcomes through the project “Vessel of Tomorrow,”, I hope the dialogue between these two artworks will invite people to take a moment to pause and reflect on the direction in which our world is turning.
