KID
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KID takes its title from the informal abbreviation for Khao I Dang refugee camp, as well as the word that reflects my own experience as a child living there between 1984 and 1988.
The series draws on archival research and personal memory. Printed onto rice sacks, materials associated with aid and survival, the works trace fragments of displacement, movement, and return. Maps, text, and images are layered onto these surfaces, transforming everyday materials into carriers of personal and collective history.
Family Portrait, 2025, silkscreen print on rice sack, 52×37cm
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One of the few remaining photographs from my childhood in the camp. Reproduced here, it becomes both a personal archive and an act of remembrance
Border Camps Map (1979–84), 2025, silkscreen print on rice sack, 52×37cm
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This map traces the early network of refugee camps along the Thai–Cambodian border following the fall of the Khmer Rouge. It documents the movement of displaced populations across a shifting and unstable landscape.
KID, 2025, silkscreen print on rice sack, 52×37cm
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The piece references both the camp’s informal abbreviation and my own experience of childhood within it. The word holds a dual meaning, locating the work between site and memory.
KID, 2025, silkscreen print on rice sack, 52×37cm
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This work recalls a moment from my early childhood when, during a military sweep for undocumented refugees, I was separated from my family. After being taken by soldiers, I was later left at the Red Cross hospital inside the camp, where I was eventually reunited with my family days later.
Classification, 2025, silkscreen print on rice sack, 52×37cm
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These letters refer to the classification system used within Khao I Dang refugee camp. KD (original caseload), FC (family card), and RC (ration card) marked when refugees arrived and determined access to resources. My family fell into the RC category.
Border Camps Map (1985–), 2025, silkscreen print on rice sack, 52×37cm
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A later mapping of refugee sites supported by international organisations. The image reflects the continued reorganisation of camps and the prolonged conditions of displacement along the border.
Border Camps Map (1985–), 2025, silkscreen print on rice sack, 52×37cm
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A later mapping of refugee sites supported by international organisations. The image reflects the continued reorganisation of camps and the prolonged conditions of displacement along the border.
