Self-Ornamentalize

A collaborative installation work by VINN PATARARIN brand (Vinn Chokkhatiwat – Architect and designer, Patararin Pongprasit – fashion designer) and FAHPAV (Paveena Amornkul – architect and digital designer) held by Compeung, the artist in residency program located at DoiSakt, a sub-urban village of Chiangmai, a Northern province of Thailand. The exploration based on a curiosity of sub-urban culture in post-modern era through local crafts, materials on site specification came the realization to the fact that local craft and material such as hand weaving products and natural local-grown materials are fading caused from the expansion of the city and occupation changes. From that, the area itself has shown an obvious large amount of used plastic products presented around the locals, discovered that plastic products are actually the true local materials of this present day. Plastic bottle was chosen as a primary material after many explorations because of its properties of being transparent, self-strength and deformable shape.

After significant points discovered from the location of residency being situated next to the large lake, an attraction landmark where all local recreational activities are, along with the offering of environment such as magnificent area of water reflection, mountainscape scenery and extensive pathways on water, this site was chosen to place the installation for an intention to become a showcase for villagers to appreciated, observed and inspired.

The motif of pattern is an ongoing designs from VINN PATARARIN which experimenting on textile and architecture through human body. The motif gives capabilities of dynamic change and form manipulation. Designed globally by using computational technique calculated the pattern formation on curvature to generate form. Sourced and fabrication locally by computationally flattened 3D form to 2D drawings then transferred onto paper as guideline to trace and shape-molding manipulated plastic bottle on and later hand craft for the finishing.

A number of 850 drink bottles were recycled to a 9 x 4m installation where its serenity mirroring by lake reflection, also dispersion shadow projected on the audiences captured and triggered the understanding of villagers’ self-identity beyond current changes.

‘Self-Ornamentalize’ is an experiment in totally transformed the unawareness of locals’ identity through technology, materials and craftsmanship towards the wonder of self-discovery in post-modern era.