El mandala líquido. Arte Brut y paisajes místicos en los espacios marginales de Bangkok

In 2014, graffiti with pictograms and technical-looking diagrams began appearing on the streets of Bangkok, drawing attention by meticulousness which they were executed in spite their apparent lack meaning. The author turned out to be a homeless person named Sametr Pattanapornchai who suffered from some obsessive-compulsive disorder claimed that his hieroglyphs intended shed light calamities had plagued family’s lives. Spreading through urban elements Thai capital, drawings became popular point being featured, alongside most renowned international artists, at Bangkok Art Biennale 2020. His psychological condition innate talent have allowed him find place for expression individuality amidst real estate speculation junkspaces generated infrastructures works globalisation. Sametr’s work has proven fine-tuned characterisation flows marginalised interstices contemporaneity, where syncretic practices are superimposed modern life daily basis.