Panida ‘Té’ Petchara
Panida ‘Te’ Petchara is a Thai photographer and audiovisual artist currently living and working in Rotterdam. Believing that small things can reflect larger and more significant issues, she uses everyday objects to unveil hidden narratives of identity, superstition, capitalism, and socio-political dynamics. Her work playfully reinterprets mundane objects in an uncanny and subversive way.
Raised in Songkhla, a small and quiet city in southern Thailand, Panida's curiosity about the art world led her on a journey from Bangkok, where she earned a bachelor's degree in communication design and worked in the media industry, to Rotterdam, where she pursued a Master of Fine Arts in Lens-Based Media at the Piet Zwart Institute. Her daydreams of a better life and her experiences with migration have profoundly influenced her work. She reflects on concepts of displacement, identity, cultural complexity, the interplay between personal and collective consciousness, and dreams. For example, her short film Dream Weaver 555, premiering at the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), provides insightful commentary on Thai society through a satirical lens. It uses superstition to examine dreams, desires, and inequality resulting from political and cultural issues. Her still-life photo series GIVE ME LUCK. FEED ME HOPE blends belief and symbolism to explore Thailand’s superstitions and myths.
Panida's work has been featured globally in film festivals and exhibitions, including the International Film Festival Rotterdam in The Netherlands, the International Limestone Coast Video Art Festival in Australia, and the International Video Poetry Festival in Greece. Her work has also been showcased at renowned venues such as the EYE Film Museum in Amsterdam, V2_ Lab for the Unstable Media in Rotterdam, Szczur Gallery in Poland, and CTypeMag in Thailand.
︎︎︎CV︎︎︎
Contact
Email: panidapetchara@gmail.com
︎