Neo-Nationalism. A Contemporary Political Art Exhibition

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waged

by the

America,

along

rorists,

spreads

three

troubled

lives

are

with

local

sacrificed

Prime

Minister

Party

become style

bombing

across

in

pursue

of

hearts

and

and

pause

is

and

ism,

the

acts

and

as they

really

?

We

should

consumerism,

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to

people

who

of our

We should human

or

I and

find Let’s

think

that

of

the

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and

we

fall

to

under-

prey

around

to

accusing

nation. represented

rulers

and

fellow

artists

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more

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or

can

ability

of culture

hateful

we be more

to co-exist] -

and civilisation.

civilised be

easy

intent

to

and

develop

working

to

exploit

for

false

we

can

behind

keep the

Neo-Nationalism,

politically-engaged are

staging

to brainstorm

anybody’s

So

if nationalism

interests.”

our viewers

become

you,

please,

prejudiced

shouldn’t

docile

to say:

like

?

speaks

of contemporary

opportunists.

us

is national-

artists

differently.

to become

a way out of this not

as

people’s

for

ideas

running

narrow-minded,

selfish

seven

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the

. What

to their

one

This is the well-meaning an exhibition

own

lest

start

traitors

differences

ignorant own

this

u s pause.

be seeking

wisdom.

ruler's

agenda;

says:

be

i s the thing

people

Thai

admin-

of Thai capitalist

reflection;

our

to be a nationalist

having

accepting

do

Sitthiket,

to give

I don’t want

this

being

exhibition,

“ I want

towards

Rak

a CEO

over

of ‘nationalism

of

people

for

to explore

concept

nationalistic

means

violence.

a neo-nationalist

moment

other

in this

of

adopt

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innocent

h i s Thai

conservatives

ideal

reexamine, of the

As

of ter-

the world.

daily

on

minds.

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standing

royalist

War

States

Thailand,

the battle rages between this representative interests

. The

United

as

expands

by international

Thaksin

all-powerful and

the

provinces

being

istrative

of

an epidemic

Southern

Meanwhile, have

Globalisation, relentlessly

economies

leaders

suicide

like

times.

capitalists,

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live

in

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benefit.

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and narrow-minded tool;

art that

let’s not peace

us all

myth-making. f a l l prey

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in

our

would

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to

society. F i n a l l y , my

artist

t h a n k A j a r n Prapon U n i v e r s i t y Art

f r i e n d s and

( J o e ) K u m j i m and

Center

for

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I

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SUTEE KU NAVI CHAYAN ONT’s IMPRINT Manit: What i s the t i t l e in the exhibition? Sutee: I t ' s you e a r l i e r ,

of this

new work

c a l l e d ' I m p r i n t ' . As I told i t ' s a dark room. There are

N a t i o n , Re l ig i on , K i n g . The other i s the national f l a g , t he tricolour f l a g . So in the midst o f d a r k n e s s , a v i o l e n t , sudden f l a s h o f light hits the viewer, whose eyes w i l l practically sting from the glare. Y o u ' l l feel a bit dazed and blinded— you ' re right?

light.

I t appears

Our eyes get

used to

it

this

way?

S u t e e : I think t h a t ' s possible. The thing about darkness, about stepping into darkness i s t h a t , i f i t ' s dark enough, you c a n ' t make heads or tails of anything; you d o n ' t know where to g o . So the sudden f l a s h o f light could be symbolic of t h a t .

the d a r k n e s s , and out of nowhere comes a flash of light. This ought to leave an

Manit: This i s interesting . Because i t invites us to expand on i t . They fanned the flames of nationalism after the economic

after-image, an imprint on the r e t i n a . When you leave [ t h e room] and close your

crisis to l i f t us ou t of the darkness that crisis. So we made a b ig bonfire

eyes, the picture

will remain

of the letters

nationalistic hopes. light;

or the f l a g .

fervour,

and

of of

fed i t a l l our

But in the end i t was a false i t d i d n ' t show us any int r ins ic

technique?

truths. I t was j u s t [flashing fireworks] t o thrill u s, to deceive us int o hoping.

Sutee: W e l l, I was thinking about nationalism; i f nationalism increases in vehement

What I really l i k e about this work i s , we had an economic crisis and incited n atio n a l i s m , but then i t passes, b u t , hey, wait

Manit: How did

you

come

t o choose

this

intensity un t il turns into what they c a l l 'fanatical nationalism' , it would probably cause one to become so dazed and blinded that one could be driven to ccronit unreasonable acts. Manit: T h a t ' s very interesting .Because i f the room i s truly so dark that you can see nothing,

and

there's

a sudden

flash

a minute,

have

we really

and now we d o n ' t know if, in truth, they've brought us out of the crisis, or have they in fact plunged us even deeper into darkness? W e ' l l have to wait and s e e .

of

light

a myth, s o when it

religion,

flag have been imprinted and then we sink back

nationalism

be s a id to be a k in d o f myth, right? void, an arptiness how I f e e l .

passes,

of feeling,

it

Manit: So what are your thoughts

thought

alism?

was bringing

us out of

darkness , or guiding u s , lighting our way, but i t turns ou t to be j u s t a flicker.

could It's

leaves

right?

into darkness as before. You could interpret this a s having been deceived. H e y . . . we the light

through

Thai Rak Thai ('Thai Loves Thai') nationalism,

Sutee: Because, in truth,

goes o u t . The words 'Nation,

passed

the cr is is ? It brought us the birth of a political party that raises the flag of

l i g h t , could that be seen as hope — OhSThe lig ht i s coming! But then suddenly the King' or the national on your eyeballs,

44

not an everlasting

just to deceive us into a moment of excited hope, and suddenly i t ' s gone. Can we interpret

two things on the w a l l . One i s the s a y i n g :

in the da rk ,

It's

a

That's

on nation-

Sutee : if

it's

in

its

disproportionate, creative

place

I think

a force.

But

and

i s not

I like

be

beauty,

it could

if it's

a

nostalgic

interested

exaggerated

a l l that.

It's

nationalism ' , *as [ historian ]Su j itt Wongthes

The

other

it would

says; 'Backwards I

like

the

Backwards extreme alist

become

and Fanatical

term

Nationalism'

because

it ' s

graphic

factor

identity,

I was born into a Chinese were on

So they become nation-

both

sides

between Chinese

about

the search

r e c a l l , there was a discussion about t h e end of the nation s t a t e ; t h a t from now on

over

my

we must speak

you

in terms of post-nationalism.

Chinese

But

dencies hand,

i n actuality,

towards it's

both

as you

the concepts

of race,

of national

to disappear. a tendency time,

increasingly it's

So they and

being

cling

concepts

these

about

things

more

ever

before.

But

at the

than the

countries

same

I

is

look

for myself,

the

Since has

I

been

the struggle

the

how

my

back

hell,

does

am

this

friends

I

work,

who

this

now,

friends

go,

at

I can't

about

who

that kind do

I

but

help

but

apparent

Thai

a bloody

of thing.

belong

here?

were

me,

their

were

h e y , you're

in me since

who are fearful

What

flaunted

from this society?

think

I'm

up on the cusp

How purely Thai were they,

these

Chinese,

China.

experience

my certainty

mm, so

Because My parents

really? would

Chink,

a

So I wondered, Am

I a person

I've carried this conflict

I was

a child.

to them, you know?

tenaciously

it — after

even

But often

So, today, an answer?

a ever Cold in

to

heavier

local

the

search yielded

stress

before. War,

ha s your

Manit:

to [ t h e jargon

o f ] nationalism, There's

I

Thainess.

there's

emphasized.

dear

when

life

past,

Thai

question

that

(nationalism)

of people

peculiarities. on

that.

something

one

disap-

are beginning

seem

tendency

symptomatic

are

of

(laughs) the

evidently

ten-

of the nation-state, culture,

towards

are

. On the

borders

It would

the other

of losing

extremes

say;

pearing,

there

my

identity.

In Sutee:

from

So I grew

or am I Thai,

know?

identity. family.

and Thai societies.

was

a child,

question

but my grandparents

came

generation.

Do you think n a t i o n a l i s m i s s t i l l necessary in t h i s day and age? You may

Manit:

with

born in Thailand,

third

fanatics.

a problem

and

liking.

is the

.

the

So I'm

in antiques

a personal

.

in this case means tradition-bound,

conservatism.

— old designs,

of old things.

in old things,

'fanatical

and unreasoning,

things

the aesthetics

world

Sutee:

Think

there

are than

Yes,

Thai, which The

word

describe

it has,

sort

some people

of. I'm a Chinese

call Siamese

'Chink'

( 'Jek')

Chinese

from

is never

other

Chinks. used

to

countries.

'Chink' is a word that Thais use for Chinese What made me you become interested i n Thainess, in the concept of the Thai n a t i o n , in n a t i o n a l i s m ?

Manit:

in Thailand.

[ I quite

descriptive

word,

like it] , it's a pretty

don't

you

think

so?

How do we arrive a t a balanced nationalism, one that i s not too fanatical

Manit: Sutee:

If I were

say there think

were

to analyse two

I'm something

parts

myself,

to this.

of a sentimental

I would First, sort;

I

and not too weak? There's a constant over

argument

this.

* The actual Thai words used here are 'Klang Chart' , or ' frenziedly besotted with one's nation', and the whole expression i s ‘La Lhang, Klang Chart' , meaning 'Lagging behind and besotted with nationalism' . The words rhyme and are very expressive of a certain type of Thai reactionary conservatives,

who are sometimes

known as 'Tao Lam Pee', or 'million year old tortoises'

. 4S

Sutee:

I couldn't

like

that.

certain

But

right

something

word,

for

much

people

in the

thing.

of

nationalism

same

When

when

It's

just

too

in me

That

kind

need], new

bit.

magazines and

the actual of

me,

I don't be

I think

know.

against

else

[and your

that] . something's

reaction

occurred

we understand

it,

Ungpakorn

is

that

this

ourselves,

power, people.

like.

of

let ' s not

that?

At

to hold onto,

ourselves.

There's

of

their

want

you

But

in

same,

so

that

alism,

who

there

all;

does

are

are

we

we

different point,

you

Hey,

go

we're

don't

think

you

into

to not

better

to

people.

Actually

redefine

need

nationalism

today? Sutee:( l a u g h s ) But let's of it's

it,

help each other modify

no longer

I said .

I think

it,

we

need

it.

find a new definition

modernise

'backwards

still

i t , so fanaticism',

that as

not

speak

just

that

they

three

things.

people

it's

'Nation'

hidden

away

can't

sense

this

factor.

part

[to of

it.

continues for

so

we

I think

When

to

the

of

will

shine]?

The

t h e ideals

of

say,

nation

love

this

the

instrument

any

for

the

is an attempt b e ; what

we

nationalism.

of

Religion,

these

things.

right

there,

We don't may

see

argue

present,

.But

for

and nation-

an

Some

already

word

by

quest

it to oppress

stop

picture.

are

military,

of 'Nation,

these

in the

the

rejecting

It's

turn

we s t i l l

if

nation

nationalism,

it could

with

the

t h e same

they

K i n g ' , I ' m not

the

this

talk

What

c l i n g to,

live

wondering:

love

Jai

nationalism

said

about

I think

it.

i n this

Professor

of nation

He

longer;

could

use

speak

of

dif-

really?

So do

Manit:

as

major

t ri ni ty .

in their

talking

think

people

the

by state

politics.

When

and

undeniable

when

provoke

I see.

language, into

three

on

He

they

you

you're

power

regardless

to a certain

society.

after It

or

them

get

especially

a foreign

way.

origin

you

that

human,

to divide

when

d o see

ferences,

thing

equally

national

I don't parts.

another

all

then

When

t o cling o nt o . Could i t be like

are

we

something

t o this

nationhood,

and

we are unsure about who we r e a lly a r e . That's one thing. Then we also need something

Suttee:

the

an article

really

by the

to

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wrote

I

exploited

People

be

science]

been

an answer

[that

Nationalism,

has

w e ' v e s tu ck tenaciously

Right,

t ell

in

principles of 'Nation, Religion, King', right? Whatever we do, as far back as we remember,

has

w e ' d have

it

So if

it to continue.

should

What could i t be?

Manit:

the

t h a t we can

that

us.

t o me. Our

least

word

nationalism,

want

It

guest for an understanding of the concept of nationhood, of n a t i o n a l i s m , could s t e m from the fact that, deep down within

admit

nationalism

t h a t dignifies

thing,

But

the

feelings.

need

not

say

thing.

t h a t ' s more pretentiousness

than anything

I must

really

it's

you

you

negative

S u t e e : [Political Manit:

when

me if we still

may

of

to

somewhat

ask

So

though,

kind

credits

though

me,

my heart

of

a sense

a little

the

i n Thai.

just

That

I feel

invokes you

do

far out

as you.

that,

even

nationalism

and ignoring

language

piece

is

too.

Thai

in English,

that nudged

people

publish

headlines

For

if nationalism

country

see

be

should

I see

like

feel

they

rising

I

such

do

I mean,

it's

bat

o f f the

should

too unaccepting

of

and

I

they

Thai

sometimes;

society,

Like

that

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is the

Thai

right

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things,

towards.

too

answer

it's

included

barely

can't

see

we should it

the that

be the

people nationalism

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