The Velvet Kingdom
A live performance by Puangsoi Aksornsawang, with Inthira Charoenpura, Flower.far, Parinee Buthrasri, Tongkwai Lulin / baitong~xystems, and Tavisrut Burapat / Rhythm of Sati.
Taking the form of a Read-through of a new screenplay as a performance, it is a collaboration with sound artists, a cinematographer, and scenography by Pornpan Arayaveerasid, and Rueangrith Suntisuk. This project is In collaboration with Bangkok CityCity Gallery and curated by Pongsakorn Yananissorn. The Velvet Kingdom tells the tale of three women at three different points in their lives, Dear, Joy, and Ocean. Their conversations meet at the ocean’s edge.
Grappling with a complicated identity as a creator, writer, artist, director, and audience. This performance blurs the scents of the sea from the washed-out images, from traces of languages to obscured understandings. Puangsoi Aksornsawang looks into the nature of simulated moments and the process of understanding in The Velvet Kingdom.
Director/Scriptwriter : Puangsoi Aksornsawang
Actress : Inthira Charoenpura, Flower.far
Cinematographer : Parinee Buthrasri
Sound Artists : Tongkwai Lulin / baitong~xystems, Tavisrut Burapat/ Rhythm of Sati
Scenographers : Pornpan Arayaveerasid, Rueangrith Suntisuk
Technical Support : Piti Boonsom
Sound Engineer : Sarayut Phetsamrit, Nopphon Cheng
Production Manager : Paaroon Chuprasert
Stage Manager : Surat Kaewseekram
Curator : Pongsakorn Yananissorn
In collaboration with : Bangkok CityCity Gallery
Showtime
January 30, 2025 at 19:00
January 31, 2025 at 19:00
The performance is part of the 7th Bangkok Experimental Film Festival.
Puangsoi Aksornsawang, The Velvet Kingdom, The 7th Bangkok Experimental Film Festival (BEFF7), January 30-31, 2025,
One Bangkok Forum, Bangkok. Image courtesy the Artists and BANGKOK CITYCITY GALLERY.