Interdisciplinary artist Anusorn Tunyapalit, from Chiang Mai, Thailand, presented a trio of terrariums at the KL Festival in May 2026, as the outcome of his 2-month residency at Rimbun Dahan.
About the Artist
Anusorn Tunyapalit (born in Phrae, 1992; lives and works in Chiang Mai) is an interdisciplinary artist who works across various media, primarily installations art. His practice aims to stimulate or create new sensory experiences by translating, transforming, and manipulating information across different mediums. He also employs intense research into history, culture, and society to distill large-scale narratives into detailed and complex objects or processes, rich with layers of thought for exploration.
His interests span environmental ecology and politics, ethnology, beliefs, local wisdom, and contemporary crises, and the study of ethnographic knowledges linked to reflection and critique of power structures, analyzing their impact and presenting them through art forms. He was selected for the Brandnew Art Project in 2017, Guandu International Nature Art Festival in Taipei, Taiwan, in 2019 & 2024, GMS Artist Residency 2024, and co-founded Pootorn Connect, a decentralized art operation network, in 2022. In the same year, he was chosen to present the exhibition ‘Point of No Concern: return to the rhizoic state’ at MAlIAM Pavilion for the Thailand Biennale, Chiang Rai 2023. Most recently, he has expanded his curatorial concepts and established the Rhizomia Art Network.
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About the Residency
Anusorn presented the outcomes from his residency at the Tiffin Picnic on 23 May 2026, part of KL Festival 2026, coordinated by Greenpeace Malaysia.
Anusorn”s installation project explored the relationship between the native flora of Southeast Asia and the heritage wooden architecture at Rimbun Dahan. The installation — a series of terrariums containing found material — traced the transformation of wood from living trees that once hosted smaller plants and other living organisms, to its conversion into buildings and furniture.
The native plants at Rimbun Dahan signify botanical locality, and the heritage houses represent cultural identity. Both use wood for shelter. In this artwork, Anusorn looked at questions of interdependence, locality and migration, and the roles of host and guest in cultural exchange.
