Self and the companion work I'm confused (Acc. no. 1995.096) are commanding mixed media images which conflate the polarity of representation and abstraction into richly evocative statements. Pinaree Sanpitak often employs emblematic imagery (such as the egg and squash) to suggest the fecundity of motherhood and female sexuality. This symbolism is articulated through photographic fragments or gestural painted marks against flat colour fields. Sanpitak's work is essentially collagist with signs juxtaposed in conjunction with layers of pigment and heterogeneous materials. The base material for Self is the handmade Thai paper known as saa.