When entering the exhibition “City Adaptation Lab!” at Bangkok Art & Culture Centre (BACC), visitors cannot miss the sculpture Rok-Ra-Bat (Pandemic) by Kaninyan Chandrasma. It is a broken tube sitting on a tall pedestal. According to the description, one small silver dot breaks out from the broken tube and multiplies into numerous silver dots which resemble a pandemic spreading around the world. If visitors take a closer look at the silver dots, they will see their reflections in each. This raises the question if the origin of the pandemic is people.
Rok-Ra-Bat is one of 15 creations at “City Adaptation Lab!” which represent 15 urban issues from various artists and creators. The issues include acid rain, PM2.5,…
