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Fate of the conservationist monk (from 'Nature is dying' series) 1994

Accession No.
1994.310
Date Created
1994
Gallery location
Not on public display
Department
Contemporary Asian Art
Dimensions A
122 x 117cm
Media Category
Painting
Secondary Media Category
synthetic polymer paint
Medium
Synthetic polymer paint on wood
Place Created
Bangkok
Credit Line
The Kenneth and Yasuko Myer Collection of Contemporary Asian Art.
Purchased 1994 with funds from The Myer Foundation and Michael Sidney Myer through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation

Part of Vasan Sitthiket's Nature is dying series (1994), this work depicts the famous conservationist monk Phra Prajak who was involved in a number of stand-offs with officials and loggers over the preservation of Thailand's forests. Prajak was defrocked by the authorities in 1994 and subsequently went into hiding.

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© Vasan Sitthiket

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