Fah Thai Magazine May June 2018

FASHIONED FANTASIES
time the hapless pachyderm tries to
help, everything she touches breaks.
In these stories, both artists create
an unforeseen relationship that
challenges people’s attitudes.
In the third chapter, “To Our
Beloved Siranee from the Wonder
Factory”, a dolphin has fallen in love
with the stone statue of a panther
who guards the jewellery factory.
These fantastical animal
stories and Phannapast’s eccentric
illustrations blend fantasy and very
human emotions, enhancing these
stories on self-identify, conflict,
and love.
“People are too curious about
everything, anything. People ask
too many questions and don’t even
bother about what they really need
from the answer – or where the
answer will take them to,” says the
artist. “Perhaps they want an answer
to satisfy their curiosity – or simply
keep asking just for fun.”
“In ‘Wonder Factory’, the
animals don’t ask why or how
the dolphin could develop such
a romance with a statue – but
they help make magic happen by
appeasing the ‘Lioness Goddess.’
For this set of stories, every
chapter ends like a Han Christian
Andersen book. It’s so sweet
that you might need a lemon (to
counteract it). The stone statue
of a panther springs to life,
thanks to the Lioness Goddess
who gives him a heart and our
creature takes the dolphin’s hand
to a romantic, tantric cloud nine.
Apart from the fantasy story, what
makes eyebrows raise higher is
the eccentric illustrations full of
vibrant colours.
Drawn with great details,
Phannapast’s signature touches
are of animals wearing luxurious
clothing and posing as humans.
Influenced by the Chinese shrines
Top
“A Present from
the Sky”
Right
A whimsical
drawing from
the Thai illustrator
has unleashed
creative power.
she often visits and the tribal art
patterns that she is fond of, the
artist creates a mysterious beauty
in these illustrations.
“I like drawing animals and
making them like humans,” the
Thai artist puts it. “There is some
degree of animal in a human being.
When we are mad, sometimes we
turn into a wild beast.”
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