On a violently rainy Saturday night I went to the opening of Impromptu, P'Oh's new series of work.
"In Impromptu, the story which Piyatat is telling is that of Jazz music, specifically Jazz music in Thailand . . . To me, his work is about duality and contrast, in the sense that his photos transcend the difference between lightness and darkness, using the two opposites to his advantage, thus straddling between the two extremes, where the shadows and reflects are most prominent and the greys come to life . . .
There is synchronicity in this story, movement, as well as collaboration between the artists and the instruments . . .
. . .the vibrations of the double bass resounds out of the image .. .
. . . the steady beat of the drums . . .
. . . There is soul in Jazz, as to me these pictures enables the viewer to admire the seamless , almost perfect form of the inanimate instruments that come to life so effortlessly in the hands of a maestro. . .
Piyatat and I - my favourite lithographs in the back
. . .Jazz is about life, and life is about improvisation, and here in Impromptu, life and music become one through Piyatat Hemmatat's lens."
- extracted from my introduction to the book which accompanies the exhibition, Impromptu is on at the Jazz Gallery, Bangkok until September 30th, 2009
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