Students: Chollanan Suravudhikul Gift, Pakkamon Banlengchit Wad, Tanakorn Changchun Nine, Nichapatch Chaiverapandech Ping, Itthiched  Rattanaarphaiphong Tee, Chanya Pitialongkorn Oom, Sawanna Kularbwong Yaya, Pattiya Apiwattangsakul Janny, Taechit Chinachatchawarat Bape, Chayanuch Thitichayaporn Mook, Supitchaya Robru Natty, Nirada Panwittayakul A-ngun

Instructor: Alexandra Polyakova

The workshop explores the ability of graphics to transform and reinvent spaces, playing with the duality of a bi-dimensional surface and a three-dimensional effect. The exercise gives students the tools to transfer their artistic ability into developing and completing a mural painting.
Students were encouraged to develop a cohesive graphic language to be translated into a large-scale mural in Bangkok. Individual designs were extracted from a selection of images representative of local cultural references, developed collectively, and converged into unified graphical drawings.
‘Never Normal’ is a location known for its dual nature: a cafe during the day and an electronic music club at night. The mural embodies the location’s duality and invites visitors to explore both dimensions in parallel. The graphics imply transferring from one “Never Normal” size to the other through portals giving access to a parallel dimension.
The graphics are painted with a combination of acrylic and photo-sensitive paint thus capturing daylight energy and releasing it at night through a gentle glow.
Glowing surfaces and contrasting graphics introduce a sense of depth into an otherwise perspicuous fencing wall transforming a transitional space into a focal point with identity.