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Artwork details
- Medium : Spray Paint, Reclaimed objects on Cardboard , Cardboard
- Framing : Framing on request
- Dimensions : 33.5x29.5in
About this artwork
This piece about Northern Thai hill tribes here in Chiang Mai is an abstract representation of a member of the Ahka tribe.
Originally from Burma and Lao, and even further back from China, this ethic group started to relocate to Northern Thailand during the early 20th century due to ongoing conflicts in both Burma and Lao.
They are just one of the hill tribes that reside here and are in danger of losing their distinct way of life due to the complex… issues of war, migration and contemporary advances.
In creating this portrait of one of the tribe members using cardboard, torn paper, spray paint and Lanna textiles, my hope is to affect awareness of the Ahka and to bring attention to the plight of all of these beautiful people.
Originally from Burma and Lao, and even further back from China, this ethic group started to relocate to Northern Thailand during the early 20th century due to ongoing conflicts in both Burma and Lao.
They are just one of the hill tribes that reside here and are in danger of losing their distinct way of life due to the complex… issues of war, migration and contemporary advances.
In creating this portrait of one of the tribe members using cardboard, torn paper, spray paint and Lanna textiles, my hope is to affect awareness of the Ahka and to bring attention to the plight of all of these beautiful people.
Jameel Haiat
Thailand
Credentials
- Works on commission
Born and trained in Los Angeles, Jameel Haiat indulges his craft in Chiang Mai, producing paper and cardboard mixed media pieces. His technique marries the abstract with sculpture and collage, tearing to deconstruct and reassembling to create anew. Haiat's art explores the raw intensities of pain, trauma, and violence, contemplating the dynamic relationship between artist and creation. In every striking piece, he seeks to evoke emotional responses tied to viewers' personal experiences.