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Cloth. Light. Emptiness. Continuity.
An authentic monk’s robe, found and repurposed, is transformed into a quiet image.
The upper part - about 50 × 50 cm - is carefully pressed, suspended, and framed on the wall, glowing with the still dignity of the temple.
Below, the fabric falls freely to the ground - wrinkled, imperfect, heavy with time.
This contrast between the framed order and the fallen cloth speaks about the life of things after their purpose fades. What once served as a robe of devotion now becomes a fragment of reflection — half sacred, half abandoned. It reminds us that spirituality, like fabric, wears out, folds, and continues to exist in new forms.
Using real second-hand robes - with their marks, stains, and irregularities - I want to let the material tell its own story.
Each thread carries the memory of a life lived in humility and repetition - a visual echo of Mai Mii Arai (ไม่มีอะไร) - There is nothing.
Languages / Region Fabric Concept:
Thai - ไม่มีอะไร Saffron Orange/Classic Thai Theravāda tone
Pali - නත්ති කිඤ්චි Golden Ochre/Root language of Buddhist scripture
Sanskrit - शून्यता अस्ति Amber Brown/Depth and age the philosophical foundation of śūnyatā.
Lao - ບໍ່ມີຫຍັງ Warm Ochre/Theravāda tone
Khmer - មិនមានអ្វី Burnt Orange/Temple mural warmth handmade and grounded.
Burmese - မရှိအရာမည်သည့် Deep Burgundy/Discipline and isolation the robe of solitude.
Chinese - 没有什么 Sand Beige/Chan simplicity - lightness and breath.
Japanese - 何もない Charcoal Black/Zen void - emptiness as fullness, absolute silence.
Korean - 아무것도 없다 Graphite Gray/Neutral meditation tone - modest and calm.
English - There is nothing. Warm Taupe/Bridge tone - balance between East and West.
French - Il n’y a rien. Pale Sand/Whisper-light tone, refined and soft.
Polish - Nie ma nic. Soft Clay Beige/Human, grounded tone - memory and homecoming.
