James Prapaithong

In Swim (2021), by leaving the remnants of window edges, Prapaithong situates the landscape from the perspective of an observer looking outwards from an interior space, subtly reflecting a state of confinement and invisibility to the outside world. Using high colour saturation and a particular attention to light, this hazy, ethereal large-scale work depicts trees and a seascape from what seems to be a moving car's window. The artist uses the absence of humanity to emphasize the significance of space: the viewers are drawn into this created cinematic world exploring memory, isolation and longing.