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Art exhibitions this May

Art exhibitions this May

Time Out09-05-2025
There's something oddly comforting about images that don't explain themselves. Fathom in Absence, a screening series curated by Sippakorn Aotrakul and Phasitpol Kerdpool, isn't interested in neat resolutions or linear stories. It asks you to sit with silence, to notice what disappears, to listen for what flickers between the edits. This is the first in a new wave of guest-curated film programmes at Bangkok Kunsthalle, opening with four experimental Thai films from the early 2000s – The Cruelty and the Soy-Sauce Man+, Mae Nak, Kon Jorn and Birth of the Seanéma. Each Saturday in May, they'll be shown without fanfare, just a screen and a room and whatever you're willing to bring with you. No tickets, no cost. Just an invitation to witness what lingers when the story steps aside. May 3, 17 and 31. Free. Bangkok Kunsthalle.
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