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Lot Essay
"The process of piercing the paper is obsessive and labour-intensive, often taking Vongpoothorn many weeks to complete a single work. The process may be likened to the practise of meditation...
A 1996 work titled Vikasati, for instance, roughly translates as "to illuminate, expand or open wide". This work consists of a large square, painted a deep burgundy, pierced from the back to form an elaborate geometric pattern that weaves its way across the surface of the paper in a labyrinthe maze. Each of the holes appears to symbolise a day or even a moment of experience, woven together (perhaps as an act of remembering?) to create the impression of a unified narrative or journey". (B Genocchio, Holy Threads Lao Tradition and Inspiration, Campbelltown, 1998, p. 16)
A 1996 work titled Vikasati, for instance, roughly translates as "to illuminate, expand or open wide". This work consists of a large square, painted a deep burgundy, pierced from the back to form an elaborate geometric pattern that weaves its way across the surface of the paper in a labyrinthe maze. Each of the holes appears to symbolise a day or even a moment of experience, woven together (perhaps as an act of remembering?) to create the impression of a unified narrative or journey". (B Genocchio, Holy Threads Lao Tradition and Inspiration, Campbelltown, 1998, p. 16)