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Accession number
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1981-0628-0-PC
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Title
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Untitled
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Description
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A poem in red which evokes the cold and hunger felt by the artist by attributing these experiences to parts of nature. The poem is followed by densely packed rows of the repeated word "rice plants" (ต้นข้าว), conveying a sense of irony as the people continue to starve despite an abundance of resources.
The poem reads:
แดดหนาว น้ำค้างหนาว นอนบนต้นหญ้า
แดดหิว น้ำค้างหิว นอนคอยอดอยาก
ท้องฟ้าหิว แดดหิว ดวงอาทิตย์ก็หิว
แผ่นดินหิว ต้นหญ้าหิว ต้นข้าวก็หิว
Sunlight is cold, dewdrops are cold; they lie on the grass
Sunlight is hungry, dewdrops are hungry; they lie down and wait while starving
The sky is hungry, the sunlight is hungry, the sun is hungry too
The land is hungry, the grass is hungry, the rice plants are hungry too
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Inscriptions
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Signed and dated "1981" at the bottom left corner. A check mark pencilled at the top right corner.
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Dimensions with frame
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N/A
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Condition
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Foxing. Slight creases along the left and right edges and at the bottom left and bottom right corners. Creases at the other corners. Slight grey smudges. Unknown substance stuck on the reverse.
