Obscuration: Where Shadows Reveal More Than Light

It’s strange how you can search for something in your own country for years, only to finally see it clearly and effortlessly in another. When I understood the metaphor I had been chasing, the tension between light and shadow, what is hidden and what is revealed, I returned to the image I took on the day of my arrest. That photograph, The Ray of Truth, became my compass. I wandered through London, seeking places where truth and concealment collided, using light to reveal textures and exposure to obscure them.

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This series became more than a technical study; it was an emotional release. The contrasts between light and darkness mirror the atmosphere in Thailand, where truth is suppressed and speaking out is dangerous. The walls of London became my substitute for the ones I could no longer reach back home. Onto them, I projected my grief, frustration, and memories, layering personal trauma with public silence.

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The final image breaks from black and white into full, jarring colour. It shows a protest outside Westminster Abbey, where people hold bright yellow signs reading “Not My King.” In this country, they can shout it. In mine, we are jailed for whispering it. This contrast lies at the heart of Obscuration: a visual collision between two worlds, one silenced and one heard.