Pete's Reflection 04

After discussion on last Wednesday, I was reminded again to think about “What are my position now? Which aspect am I dealing with in the context of Thainess? What does my work want to explore?”

According to the novel Four Reigns by M.R. Kukrit, he clinched and constructed an inequality in Thainess. As the previous painting includes Manee's portrait (a girl from primary school books), by chance, in the context of Thai society, she is a role model for girls to act, talk or behave like her or as a good girl. From this connection, it made me understand clearer of what I missed.

I had read two articles, the first one is “What Is Social Construction?” by Laura Flores and the second one is “It's All In The Family: Intersection Of Gender, Race And Nation” by Patricia Hill Collins.

from first article

from second article

Then I try to arrange my thought and put into a sentence...

“I want to explore the constructed of ideology in Thai family through surrealist methods.”

There are many aspects inside the word “ideology” and I do not know yet what I want to focus on.

...hierarchy...feminine...masculine...

...rhetoric by members in Thai family that leads to social event...

...examining of Thai language and inequality within a Thai family...(introduced by Jan)

an example of visual work
to explore the ideology

Furthermore, I am currently working for more visual exploration and I hope to find more stuffs about this notion.