Miti Ruangkritya
2020
This book was published to coincide with
A CONVENIENT SUNSET | A CONVENIENT HOLDUP
at Bangkok CityCity Gallery
Editions of 200 copies
—
The glare of colored neon from Thailand’s favorite convenience store chain–illuminated strips of orange, white and green anchored by a logo – is an image as ubiquitous in the Thai urbanscape as the daily sunset. In Ruangkritya’s new exhibition, the bright, crisp, hyper-vivid images of near-identical 7-Eleven stores taken during the golden hour arrive with an unlikely soulmate: a set of rough, grainy, pixelated CCTV screengrabs documenting robbery attempts of 7-Eleven stores by helmeted desperadoes, knife-wielding petty thieves or armed and hooded muggers.
“There are approximately 10,268 7-Eleven stores in Thailand with an average of 11.8 million daily visitors (2019). 7-Eleven stores operate 24 hours per day and have become a common sight within the urban landscape.” — Miti Ruangkritya
Specifications
Published by 11C, BANGKOK CITCITY GALLERY (Iin conjunction with A CONVENIENT SUNSET | A CONVENIENT HOLDUP at Bangkok CityCity Gallery
20 x 20 cm, 148 pages, color, offset, thread sewn perfect bound, softcover
20 x 20 cm, 196 pages, b/w, offset, thread sewn perfect bound, softcover
Image Credits: Miti Ruangkritya
