Asian American Arts Zine - Volume 4

K O Y S U N T I C H O T I N U N
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You share that when you first dropped out
of college and had no name for yourself,
you would spend your days doing
perspective drawings of visual motifs
found when exploring Thailand through
Google maps. Can you talk more about the
concept of Thailand streets in your work?
Who are the Thai street vendors of your
mind’s imagination? Where is “home”?
I was born in Bangkok, Thailand but I was
raised in a bakery store in a small town
called Suphan Buri. I would wake up to the
sounds of people shopping because I was
living in the middle of a market. I remember
remember when I was 16 and visited my
hometown again, I had street vendors
recognize me and tell me about how they
would see me when I was 3. I didn't
remember them but the thought of how
street vendors raised me made a huge
impact on my identity. I became enamored
with drawing the streets of Thailand
because I wanted to learn more about the
culture that I lived in but forgotten.
I never lived in one place for too long so
Home for me is defined by a Jack Johnson
lyric where he sings, "Home is wherever we
are if there's love there too." If I feel loved,
then I am home.