Stubborn Slug

Poom Pechavanish, aka Sauce Harrison, was born 1988 in Bangkok. He graduated a bachelor of Visual Arts from Chulalongkorn University in 2010. His works depict an identity to cover up one’s inner self which normally occurred in the society today. Beyond that, Sauce has hidden some signs and clues to extend his content and speak out the situations that have happened in Thailand so far where belief and faith are dealt with ‘unspeakable’ and ‘perception’. In his Pop Surrealist style of works, he has exhibited in numerous exhibitions and art fairs in Bangkok including his recent solo exhibition in 2023. In 2016, Sauce participated IILM Art Residency, Delhi, India. In the contemporary world, people normally create identities to cover up one’s inner self. The character in this work is inspired by the ancient world where imaginary figures like gods were created from natural phenomena; and also, a concept of Kaiju, which refers to a giant monster attacking major cities in Japanese film series, is picked up to indicate ordinary people are dressed up, but inside they are just humans. Besides, the work is hidden signs and clues to extend his content and speak out the political situation in Thailand where belief and faith are dealt with ‘unspeakable’ and ‘perception’.