Born in Bangkok in 1984, Belle Phromchanya was trained as a graphic designer before relocating to Amsterdam in 2011 to study MA Design at the Sandberg Instituut. She continues her artistic practice between The Netherlands and Thailand until today. Her works address subjects such as, political memeification, digital legacy, marginalized-transborder identities, and contemporary migration, many of which are rooted in the unsettling relationship between herself and the globalized society. The projects are made up of visual research, information graphics, multimedia installation, and audiovisual production, displaying personal exploration of the current reality.
Belle is a founder of NON NATIVE NATIVE, an independent platform aiming to extend the international, non-western discourses within the cultural landscape, operating in collaboration with diverse disciplines to celebrate the art of reclaiming the unclaimed.
︎ bellephrom@gmail.com
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SELECTED WORKS 2012–2020
THOUGH THE MOUNTAINS DIVIDE, AND THE OCEANS ARE WIDE
2020, single channel video, 4:3, sound, color, 11:30 min.
TIGER EYES
2020, single channel video, 16:9, sound, color, 30:00 min.
WHETHER ART IS LIFE OR NOT
2019, single channel video, 16:9, sound, color, 80:08 min.
CAPITAL OF MAE LA
2019, single channel video, 16:9, sound, color, 38:09 min.
IMPARTIAL SPECTRUMS
2019, 80 inkjet panels, 170 x 60 cm., double-sided 4-color print, Porto, Portugal
CLOSE YOUR EYES
2018, installation on Tuk-Tuk, channel video, 16:9, sound, color, 2:30 min.
A YEAR IN GRAYSCALE
2018, visual research, symposium Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
NON NATIVE NATIVE
2018–ongoing, co-founder, independent platform, The Netherlands
ACED: INSTITUTE FOR DESIGN, ART, AND JOURNALISM
2016–2018 (active period), co-founder, independent platform, The Netherlands
WHETHER IT IS ART OR NOT
2016, single channel video, 16:9, sound, color, 31:47 min.![]()
A GUIDE TO GAME OF THAIS (2014)
2014, installation, inkjet on papers, World Design Capital, Cape Town
IF I CAN’T TAKE A SELFIE, I DON’T WANT TO BE PART OF YOUR REVOLUTION
2013, installation, multi-media, De Punt, Amsterdam
THE RISE OF THE MOON
2013, installation, single-channel video, 7 panel (180 x 90 cm.) inkjet on back lit films, lenticular prints (various size), one-colour newspaper, Sandberg Instituut, Amsterdam
OPEN HOLLAND
2012, Masterclass, De Appel arts centre, Amsterdam