Faces of the Time • ใบหน้าแห่งยุค
Exhibition of Portraits, featuring paintings, photographs, sculptures, and video works from DC Collection
DC Collection Chiang Mai
November 27, 2025 onwards (by appointment only)
“Portraiture” is one of the oldest artistic forms in human history and remains a contemporary tool for exploring notions of selfhood and temporality. It is no longer merely a record of a face, but rather a space in which the narratives of an era, including its identities, transformations, and social structures, materialize in tangible form.
In other words, portraiture has become a means of revealing both personal truths and the architecture of society itself. It may embody traces of labor, silence, loss, or hope. Each of these reflects the shifting conditions of its time. The exhibition Faces of the Time questions the meaning of portraiture in the present moment through selected works from the DC Collection, including paintings, photographs, sculptures, and videos.
Within these works, identity is not a fixed essence but is constantly shaped by social contexts, cultural imaginaries, and the gaze of others. In this sense, a portrait is not simply the representation of an individual, but a reflection of the network of relations that envelop that person: family, community, ethnicity, gender, ideology, and even the fragile nature of existence transformed into image.
Each work speaks of the human figure as a mirror of society. Some pieces articulate identity from within, confronting the body, memory, and transformation. Others document the external, attending to those overlooked or marginalized, or portraying figures that embody the structures of their time: power, media, technology, ideology, and the shared emotions of a given moment.
Faces of the Time is therefore not merely an exhibition of portraiture. It is an inquiry into the traces of our era through the human gaze, presenting portraits that confront both “the other” and “the self.” It invites reflection on what makes us human: the search for meaning, the desire to be remembered, and the continuous effort to understand the differences that ultimately bind us together.
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