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Accession number
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1980-0168-0-PC
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Title
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TH
คน ธาตุทั้งสี่ (khon that thang si)
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EN
Human, the four elements
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Description
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Rectangular blocks composed of repeated instances of the words "earth" (ดิน), "water" (น้ำ), "wind" (ลม), and "fire" (ไฟ) respectively, followed by the lines, "Earth, water, wind, and fire constitute a human. A dead person perishes, disintegrating into earth, water, wind, and fire" (ดินน้ำลมไฟเกิดเป็นคน คนตายตายดับสลายก็กลายเป็นดินน้ำลมไฟ). The concrete poem concludes with several lines of the repeated word "human" (คน). In blue.
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Inscriptions
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Signed and dated "1980" at the bottom right corner of the work.
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Dimensions with frame
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N/A
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Condition
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Foxing. Creases at the corners, along the edges, and across the work. A very small tear along the left edge.
