Aracha Cholitgul
Lives and works in Koh Phangan, Thailand
In her wide-ranging practice of drawing, painting, installation, and writing, Cholitgul's practice constantly attempts to translate obscurity and uncertainty into visual form. Diagnosed with severe myopia and astigmatism as a child, the blurring of perception has long been a lived experience for the artist. Her oeuvre has since been defined by enigmatic ambivalence, depicting and challenging the ways humans see and perceive. Distorted landscapes, objects and characters, almost Surrealist in their whimsical, dream-like fragmentation, reoccur throughout Cholitgul's imagery. Her works exist in realms of the liminal, defining ambiguity through the composite and eccentric, then travelling through the bodily, mental, and physical. The artist's interest in obscurity even moves beyond the self: she tackles the vague externalizations of distance, nostalgia, and escapism, using the spatial to question memory and location.
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Hexagon
A group exhibition to commemorate six years of representing contemporary art in Asia 7 - 17 May 2022Nova Contemporary is pleased to announce a new group exhibition to commemorate six years of representing contemporary art in Asia. HEXAGON presents the work of all of Nova’s artists, including...Read more -
The Study of A Long Distance Relationship
Aracha Cholitgul 18 February - 21 April 2021Nova Contemporary is pleased to present The Study of A Long Distance Relationship, a solo exhibition by Aracha Cholitgul . Cholitgul is an interdisciplinary artist whose works focus on exploring...Read more -
Museum of The Swamp of Eels
Aracha Cholitgul 16 January - 17 February 2018In partnership with Bangkok University Gallery (BUG), Nova Contemporary is pleased to present Museum of the Swamp of Eels by artist Aracha Cholitgul. This exhibition forms a part of BUG's...Read more
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Creating new rituals for a world in flux
Art BaselStephanie Bailey, ArtBasel.com, 19 January 2024 -
New Currents | Aracha Cholitgul
Chloe Chu, artasiapacific, 15 May 2022 -
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand: five must-see exhibitions
Payal Uttam, Art Basel, 2 March 2021 -
Making their mark - Thai artists seek a global audience at Art Jakarta
YVONNE BOHWONGPRASERT, Bangkok Post , 2 October 2019