2024–2025, Germany
Soft Power explores perspectives of the Thai diaspora in Germany,
focusing on first-generation Thai individuals as its protagonists.
It portrays the Thai community as an integral part of society,
shaping everyday cultural life through food,
traditions and social exchange rather than existing separately.
The project captures moments where Thai culture is recontextualized
through performances or familiar products,
highlighting continuity and change. Conversations
with those portrayed open a dialogue on identity,
memory and belonging.
The title reinterprets “soft power”,
traditionally understood as influence through non-military means,
as “gentle strength”,
a Thai cultural presence shaped by coexistence and exchange.
It brings together individuals with diverse life paths
whose experiences reflect the complexity of living between cultures.
focusing on first-generation Thai individuals as its protagonists.
It portrays the Thai community as an integral part of society,
shaping everyday cultural life through food,
traditions and social exchange rather than existing separately.
The project captures moments where Thai culture is recontextualized
through performances or familiar products,
highlighting continuity and change. Conversations
with those portrayed open a dialogue on identity,
memory and belonging.
The title reinterprets “soft power”,
traditionally understood as influence through non-military means,
as “gentle strength”,
a Thai cultural presence shaped by coexistence and exchange.
It brings together individuals with diverse life paths
whose experiences reflect the complexity of living between cultures.
SEXY?!.
HOW DO YOU FEEL SEXY?!.
“Sexy?!.” (2023–ongoing)
In the documentary portrait series “Sexy?!.”,
I explore what the term “sexy” means for the individuals portrayed, working collaboratively with them.
The participants took the photos themselves using a remote trigger, sometimes without me in the room, to create an undisturbed atmosphere.
Images were made in personal spaces—apartments, kitchens, living rooms, or parks—chosen by the protagonists.
A key element is the bed sheet, symbolizing intimacy and sexuality.
The series highlights the diversity of “sexy” and its individual interpretations.
In the documentary portrait series “Sexy?!.”,
I explore what the term “sexy” means for the individuals portrayed, working collaboratively with them.
The participants took the photos themselves using a remote trigger, sometimes without me in the room, to create an undisturbed atmosphere.
Images were made in personal spaces—apartments, kitchens, living rooms, or parks—chosen by the protagonists.
A key element is the bed sheet, symbolizing intimacy and sexuality.
The series highlights the diversity of “sexy” and its individual interpretations.