Symbiosis: Back to the Nature

Surapong Sudasna na AyudhyaSolo Exhibition

🗓Exhibition Opening: 4 May — 1 June 2025 Free entry

Opening Reception Sunday 4, March 20253 PM onwards

📍Saratta Space at Reno Hotel Bangkok (Soi Kasemsan 1, BTS National Stadium Station Exit 1)

"When we become quiet, nature begins to speak to us once again." "And when we truly listen... we realize we were never apart."

This exhibition began during a time of stillness a moment when I returned to myself with simplicity and honesty, while journeying through the wider world. I encountered nature in many forms: forests, mountains, vegetation, the sea, rivers, creatures great and small even the fleeting presence of a tiny insect crossing my path. Everything appeared ordinary, yet brimming with a life force that could be seen and felt. And in a single moment of stillness... I heard a quiet voice from within asking: "Am I, as a human, still part of nature? ”Or have we, little by little, drifted away separated by the boundaries of technology, haste, and convenience until we’ve forgotten the deep connection we once shared?

That question led me back to a childhood memory of the Thai and Southeast Asian belief in "khwan” a vital life essence present not only in humans but in animals, trees, mountains, rivers, and even inanimate objects. In this world view, nature is never separate from humankind. Everything is alive, sentient, and interconnected. To respect khwan is to recognize a time when humans and nature coexisted harmoniously not merely through ritual, but through a shared language of empathy, care, and mutual understanding.

Symbiosis: Back to the Nature is not just a reflection on nature through the lens of belief it is a remembrance of our original bond with all living things. As an artist, I don’t attempt to define what khwan is, but instead I choose to listen through color, light, form, stillness, and the rhythm of silence. Each artwork becomes a kind of dialogue between my self and nature. Some pieces are whispers. Some are moments of acceptance. And others... are simply about being quietly together.