Panida Té Petchara
Panida Té Petchara is a Rotterdam and Bangkok-based artist-filmmaker working with moving image, photography, installation, and objects.
Raised in Songkhla, southern Thailand, her transition from the Thai media industry to the Netherlands serves as the foundation for her exploration of identity and the friction between personal memory and global capitalism. She employs a pop fever dream aesthetic, humor, and satire to subvert everyday objects and amplify stories of (queer) migration and the resilience of underrepresented communities.
Her research often draws on dreams and belief systems to navigate the tensions of displacement and memory.
Her short film She Cries (The Holy Water), premiering at the 55th International Film Festival Rotterdam, uses rain, seawater, and tears to explore memory, homesickness, and displacement through a semi-autobiographical lens. Her earlier film Dream Weaver 555, which premiered at the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam, employs satire and superstition to examine dreams, desire, and social inequality in Thai society.
Her work has been presented internationally at venues including the EYE Film Museum, V2_ Lab for the Unstable Media, and RIB, as well as festivals such as IFFR, Wuhan Bailin Film Festival, QYZQARAS Film Festival, and the International Limestone Coast Video Art Festival. She is a co-founder of RACCOONS Studio, a platform for experimental production.
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Contact
Email: panidapetchara@gmail.com
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