Piyatat Hemmatat, one of the most prominent photogarphers in Thailand's art scene with works in well-known public collections like Gwangju Museum of Art, Gwangju, Korea and at Museum Siam, Thailand, welcomes all art enthusiasts to the open studio night at the RMA Studio as part of the Galleries' Night Bangkok 2019 from February 1-2.
His powerful photography work has made him one of the internationally acclaimed artists and photographers. In 2015 he collaborated with other prominent artists to established Photo Bangkok, the city's first local photography festival, and his own work of late has become increasingly experimental as in Eden, a recent multimedia exhibition that combines his new-found interest in sculpting with photography.
The Galleries' Night Bangkok first launched in 2013 in Thailand under the theme "La Nuit Blanche" (The white night of Paris. It quickly became a highlight of Bangkok's cultural season by bringing together the art lovers and art enthusiasts to meet the artists, galleries, and studios in a form of galleries hopping. This year marked the sixth edition which will be held from February 1-2, 2019, including in Bangkok Art Biennales' office program.
Visitors will find numerous published and ongoing projects including 99 limited editions Stereographs viewer and showreels in the presentation box which will provide an analogous virtual reality experience.
The four showreels include:
EDEN part 1 (2018): a creative exhibition combining photography of plant-derived narcotics with the bronze sculptures
EDEN part 2 (2018): the exhibition of photography and bronze sculptures
Landscape (2015): a full presentation of Piyatat Hemmatat's LANDSCAPE series at Serindia Gallery
3rd Eye: The New Dawn (2013): 3rd Eye Trilogy is a new, three-part series of Hemmatat's photographs inspired by the mystery and beauty of looking into a lens
Galleries' Night Bangkok 2019
OPEN STUDIO at RMA Studio
Saturday, February 2, 2019
From 6pm-11pm
RMA Studio 238 Sainamthip 2,
Sukhumvit 22 Road, Klongtoey, Bangkok
Tel. +662 663 0809
www.rmaStudio.net
Piyatathemmatat.com
About RMA Studio
Located in a quiet neighborhood just off the Sukhumvit Road Sky Train station, RMA Studio is an alternative art space exhibiting and dealing in emerging, regional, and international photography works as well as other media.
About Piyatat Hemmatat
Born in Bangkok, Thailand in 1976, Piyatat Hemmatat moved to London to complete his secondary education at the age of 14. He then turned his focus towards his passion for painting and photography by earning himself a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Art from City & Guild London Art School, followed by a Master's Degree in Visual Art from Chelsea College of Art & Design.
He gained considerable experience while working at a design studio in London. In 2007, he returned to Thailand and established his own art and photography studio. He has been exploring and experimenting with multimedia, photography, and has been continually published and exhibited internationally.
About Galleries' Night Bangkok
The Galleries' Night Bangkok first launched in 2013 in Thailand by "La Nuit Blanche" (The white night of Paris) became a highlight of Bangkok's cultural season. The annual Galleries' Night Bangkok brings together the curious minded people, art lovers to meet the artists, galleries, and studios in a form of galleries hopping.