Fon Panya
1993
Faculty of Fine Art, Chiang Mai, Thailand

A 72-year-old man who used to be a life model was paid to pose sitting on a bench for half a day. While staring silently at an old closet stocked with old bottles filled with photos of elderly counterparts, he held an empty book which stated his name, year of birth and address on the cover. This was Navin Rawanchaikul’s first ever living artwork connecting the photographic series of elderly people in bottles to real presentation.