Special Exhibitions

Solace: A space within

Curated by: Panaphat Seehirunwong
Artists: Mamas Gold, Jayjeorje, Pradnampetch Kanoknak, Arada Kumvongsa 
Selected by: Special project’s BACC pop⋅up
Principal Supporter: Seacon Development Co., Ltd.
Media Partner: Bangkok Art City

Solace: A space within is a group exhibition that explores this emotional landscape, where art becomes a sanctuary, a moment of presence, and a companion during challenging times. For Mama Gold, painting is a gentle routine that helps her manage emotional sorrow. Arada views creativity as a bridge to connect with herself and the world around her. Pradnampetch uses art to embrace and heal her inner vulnerability amid life’s shifting landscape. And for Jayjorje, born and raised in Bangkok, art becomes a free-flowing space that allows him to escape the city’s relentless pace.

The aim of these works was not to explain or instruct. They emerge from moments of introspection, emotional turmoil, and quiet perseverance. Each piece is a personal gesture of care, an offering conveyed through presence rather than performance. In this way, art becomes a gentle structure for what cannot easily be expressed, a space where inner life maintains a softness and care.

Creative expression helps shape overwhelming emotions, allowing them to exist without overflowing. It echoes familiar Thai rituals of quiet resilience: repetitive linework, stillness, slow gestures, and the steady rhythm of making. This exhibition does not offer conclusions; it provides space—space to slow down, turn inward, and remember that even the simplest act of creation can be a way of holding oneself quietly and with compassion. It invites viewers to slow down, feel, and remember that making art at any level can be a way to hold ourselves gently.

About Curator
Panaphat Seehirunwong
Panaphat Seehirunwong is a Bangkok-based art therapist working at the intersection of healing, community, and visual culture. With a background in both mental health and the arts, Panaphat approaches curating through a therapeutic lens, rooted in the belief that art belongs to everyone and is a powerful resource for self-understanding and growth. In Solace, Panaphat invites viewers to experience art not as spectacle, but as a companion, in a quiet, honest, and deeply supportive role. The exhibition reflects their ongoing interest in how ordinary people turn to creativity as a way to survive, connect, and make sense of their inner world.

About Artists
Arada Kumvongsa
May is passionate about art and nature, especially flowers. After graduating, she decided to work as a florist, surrounded by lush greenery and expressing her creativity through design. She views art as a way to tell stories and enjoys creating things that bring warmth to those around her, whether through artwork or small, everyday objects.

Pradnampetch Kanoknak
Pradnampetch is interested in the simple, familiar, and ordinary in everyday life. She often questions her inner feelings and translates them into art, including paintings, installations, video, sound, and live performances. Her work serves as a platform for self-understanding and invites viewers to reappreciate the small things around us that we sometimes forget.

Jayjeorje
Jayjeorje grew up in the capital, surrounded by the hustle and bustle of the city. He used notebooks and mixed media to cope with the stress, loneliness, and confusion of city life, despite not having a formal art education. But he believes that art isn’t just for physical survival, but also for the survival of the mind. His work is a small safe space he created for himself, where he can be honest with his feelings.

Mamas Gold
Mama Gold’s art started as playful drawing to ease loneliness. However, it quickly became a healing way to manage her mental health issues, dizziness, and depression she had faced for decades. From the first sheet of paper her child gave her, she started to find joy in drawing, from everyday memories and new imaginings that appeared in her mind. Her work is colourful, joyful, and peaceful. She keeps painting from her small home in Chonburi, surrounded by nature and her family, her main inspiration.