Chula Art Park Day and Night

Artist – Trakarn Phanomwan Na Ayudhya

The sculpture reflects the Chinese way of life, using tea drinking as a symbol of friendship and family ties. The table, chairs, charcoal stove, clay kettle, and tea set in the sculpture are made of fiberglass.

Artist – Asst. Prof. Sirichai Pummak

Artist – Asst. Prof. Kraisorn Prasert

Artist – Ukrit Wannaprapha

The “City’s Lungs” artwork presents a rabbit and a golden lotus to suggest the development of the old community into a modern district, a center of business and city of the future.

Artist – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tuksina Pipitkul

“Reflection of a Little Squirrel” is a sculpture that depicts a squirrel, an animal often found on the rain tree, which is the official tree of Chulalongkorn University and is a part of the green natural environment of the area.

Artist – Prof. Kamol Phaosawad

“Station” is a site-specific artwork creating conversations and interactive experiences between viewers and the venue, and stimulating their recognition of the Samyan - Suanluang area’s landscape and soundscape through the form and meaning of the sculpture, which represents the culture of the community.

Artist – Dr. Pichai Turongkinanon

Artist – Krit Ngamsom

City Center's Flower is a sculpture of a flower with three heart-shaped petals made from used car parts, a reference to the Suanluang Xiang Kong area’s old function as a business center for spare parts for vehicles.

Artist – Anupong Suttalak (Project Leader), Ekachai Somboon

Artist – Akaras Pornkajornkijkul

“Sam Yan Heaven Gate” is an art project that represents the concept of cultural integration. The images of the khong arch and paifang, both Thai and Chinese concepts about land borders, are used in the designs to represent cultural fusion, influenced by immigration and assimilation of various people.

Artist – Supadach Himamarn

The artwork is an octagonal stall imitating the red paper lantern that Chinese people often use to decorate their houses during festivals. The stenciled designs of auspicious beasts and guardians of the four directions, flowers, and eight Chinese-language characters with auspicious meanings adorn the stall, signifying a gathering of auspicious beings.

Artist – Thanyarat Thongjai

“Chinese Fret” or “Wealth Crotchet” is an interactive sculptural design showing infinite continuation symbolizing the blessings of favorable outcomes and growth.

Artist – Dr. Sompong Leerasiri

“Junk” is an innovative 3D mixed-media kinetic sculpture in the shape of a boat, inspired by the Chinese vessels of the past, with open space inside where people can sit or lie down.  The installation is equipped with a coin-operated machine that narrates short stories about the struggles and efforts in the lives of people in the community, read by children in community schools.

Artist – Patara Nimmol

Borrowing ideas of children’s play and blending it with the culture of the Samyan-Suanluang community, a mixed media 2D animation design was created using an old-fashioned 2D-animation machine (Zoetrope) mixed with readymade sculptures. 

Artist – Asst. Prof. Thanomjit Choomwong

The ways of life and beliefs of Chinese-Thai people in the Samyan community have left traces of Chinese culture in handicrafts and various equipment through the original processes and traditions. “Aura of the Chinese Dragon” recalls the handicrafts with traces of Chinese culture in Samyan.