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Accession number
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0001-0092-0-PC
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Title
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Untitled
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Description
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Formed by rows of the repeated word "human" (คน), the concrete poem uses block letters to spell out the words "to be born" (เกิด), "to age" (แก่), "to feel pain" (เจ็บ), and "to die" (ตาย), referring to a Buddhist understanding of suffering and the stages of human existence.
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Inscriptions
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Signed and dated "22.5.1982" at the top left corner of the composition, along with "O" and an inscription that points to where the work was created: ที่บ้านสวน ธนบุรี. Signed and dated "1980" on the reverse.
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Dimensions with frame
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N/A
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Condition
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Foxing. Staple holes and rust at the bottom right corner. Very slight, almost unnoticeable creases at the other corners. Some ink smudges.