Visual Politics: On Politics, Power, Art, and the Act of Seeing - Pandit Chanrochanakit

Visual Politics:
On Politics, Power, Art, and the Act of Seeing

By Pandit Chanrochanakit

Forewords by Yukti Mukdawijitra and Thanom Chapakdee

A profound inquiry into how power orchestrates the visual world—defining what we see, what we are permitted to look at, and how we perceive cultural meaning.

Visual Politics constructs a vital dialogue between art and academia, drawing together the human body, collective memory, and immediate experience. Pandit Chanrochanakit explores the invisible conditions of power that "regulate" and "curate" our sensory reality, revealing the mechanisms that govern our perception of the world.

Art, politics, economics, and culture are not disparate entities; they are a dynamic, crystallized mass inextricably linked to human life across all social strata. Whether an artistic practice originates from the commoner or the elite, it invariably carries the shadow of an identity and the weight of a specific power. The emotions and perceptions sedimented within a work of art serve as a political symbol, signaling the underlying structures of the society that produced it.

"By illustrating the inextricable link between art and politics, Visual Politics brings us back to earth—to the fundamental essence of art as a human connection. If art does not strive to communicate a deeper essence, its purpose is lost. If communication does not lead to a dialogue with others, it becomes hollow. As long as artists must engage with the society around them, they cannot escape the reach of power and politics. To believe otherwise is to remain suspended in a vacuum of self-delusion."

— From the Foreword by Yukti Mukdawijitra

Details
▪️Format : Paperback
▪️Piyavit Tepumnuaysakul : Editor
▪️Designed by ● SM STUDIO | Chirawat Rotaim and Rinthon Kamjornmenukul ●
▪️Published : March 2022
▪️Length : 304 pages
▪️ISBN : 978-616-562-038-3
▪️Dimensions (in) : 5.25 x 8.25
▪️Price : 350 THB