RUIN by Pannaphan Yodmanee

RUIN – an installation by Pannaphan Yodmanee

Ignorance of major conflicts can be caused by concealment of information from the public, or conversely, by an onslaught of news. Facts can also be twisted when each side’s propaganda aims to cast their opposition in a negative light rather than pointing to the true source of a social, economic or political struggle. War becomes an abstract fight between ideologies, instead of between people. Ruin, a new series by Pannaphan Yodmanee, is an artist’s attempt to bring us closer to revealing the cruelty of war through the eyes of those who live within a conflict. Yodmanee’s installation is direct, stressing the violence and tragic consequences of war by cleverly using materials as symbols. Ruin is not a story of any specific war but a representation of all conflicts in this chaotic world. Only by being transparent and open can we have a true…