February 4 - March 9, 2025
 

Mental Formations
and Change
By Suporn Kaewda

"Mental Formations and Changes" is an exhibition of paintings about understanding the mind, often stimulated by external stimuli. Sometimes, it is a good thought. Other times, it is not. It is like a surface of water endlessly rippled without peace. If you understand, you will be happy. If not, you will suffer because the mind is chaotic. The drawings that unfold from the gilded black lacquer patterns in traditional Thai paintings reflect the state of the mind that ripples, moves, and dances according to the impact of the six senses of humans, whether through the ears, eyes, nose, tongue, body, or heart. It reminds us to focus, be mindful of our thoughts, and see the change that is the essence of life as the Three Characteristics of Existence, spontaneous, and normal. By doing so, the mind can be released from impermanent attachment.