Imhathai Suwatthanasilp is an internationally known artist, in particular for her use of human hair as the main material to create her artworks. She relates hair to the human experience through works that are tactile and emotive, posing existential questions to the audience. As such, Imhathai’s works explore notions of gender equality, life, death, violence, morality, and spiritual and beliefs systems especially in relation to Thai society. Responding to ongoing social concerns, Imhathai’s recent works expand to environmental issues that emphasise our individual participation and responsibility towards how we care for the nature surrounding us.
Her works have been exhibited internationally including the Gwangju Biennale 2024, South Korea; Biennale of Sydney 2022, Australia; Songkhla Pavillion 2019, Venice Biennale, Italy; Bangkok Art Biennale (BAB) 2018, Thailand; Jakarta Biennale 2017, Indonesia; Busan Biennale 2010, Korea; International Incheon Women Artists Biennale 2009, Korea. She has also participated in several museums show such at the Singapore Art Museum2012, Singapore; The Museum of Contemporary Art and Design 2011, Manila, Philippines; Coreana Museum of Art, Space*C 2011, Seoul, Korea; NCA Nichido Contemporary Art,2010, Tokyo, Japan. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Singapore Art Museum, Singapore; Maiiam Contemporary Art Museum, Thailand; and The Art of the City of Gothenburg, Sweden.
