Artists try to show the way

Last spring, thousands of butterflies fluttered yellow-green wings over the mud fields in Nakhon Ratchasima. The massive outbreak of these chartreuse creatures, though a common sight in the summer, made headlines after officials said the lush forest had nourished and multiplied caterpillars at an unprecedented scale.

Nature began to recover when the coronavirus pandemic brought human activities to a standstill. Despite being hampered by lockdowns, international and local artists explored local resources that went largely unnoticed in this northeastern province, offering antidotes to disruptive changes on all levels.

“It is well known that butterflies…