Bangkok, Thailand – The painting on the wall shows three immensely wrinkled men – US President Donald Trump, Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, and Chinese President Xi Jinping – leaning on what appears to be a pew.
Wedged into Trump’s left nostril is a capsule of Poy-Sian, a product that Thais sniff to relieve headaches.
The artist, Lampu Kansanoh, who is exhibiting at the Bangkok Art Biennale says the painting is about the stress Trump faces in his dealings with China.
“Here [in Thailand] when people get sick or have pain we always use Poy-Sian,” she told Al Jazeera. “Now Trump is the one who has to deal with a lot of problems. So, he has to use it. Now until next 50 years, if when they get old they are still leaders, I think the problems will still be the same.”
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