"The Thai artist Pinaree Sanpitak began exploring female breasts in her work shortly after the birth of her son in 1994, when she began breastfeeding. Reflecting on her experience as a mother, the breast became a metaphor for herself as well as a broader celebration of womanhood. In 2001 Sanpitak began to draw parallels between the breast and Buddhist stupas-dome-shaped sites of veneration, and began her Breast Stupa series, combining the sacred with the sensuous."
"While several years have passed, many individuals have yet to recover their livelihoods. When the Thai textile artist Jakkai Siributr learned that one of his studio assistants lived in a community of workers who were struggling, he was moved to help. Siributr purchased their old uniforms to provide financial support. For this work, he deconstructed orange vests from taxi drivers and spa uniforms of masseuses and stitched them together to form a vibrant tapestry."
Pinaree Sanpitak began engaging with the motif of the breast after breastfeeding her son in 1994, using the breast as a personal and broader celebration of womanhood. In 2001 she connected breasts to Buddhist stupas and launched the Breast Stupa series, working across etching, painting, weaving and sculpture. Stacked Offering I (2024-25) is a luminous hand-blown glass piece that builds on earlier layered mulberry paper sculptures; Sanpitak calls these works "evolving self-portraits" that reflect bodily and life transformations while expressing fragility, playfulness and the need for balance. Jakkai Siributr's CG20 (2023) repurposes service uniforms into a stitched tapestry adorned with beads, chains and talismanic objects to support struggling workers and invoke temple-based healing and protection.
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