Introduction

Monthira Kumson (b. Chiang Mai) is a cultural practitioner, researcher, and exhibition designer based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Architecture at Chiang Mai University, Monthira explores the relationship between people and urban space through walking, fieldwork, and public engagement. Through her project ‘The Ugly City’, Monthira investigates Chiang Mai’s urban vernacular architecture, everyday life, and the often-overlooked urban landscapes that shape contemporary cities beyond mainstream.

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Monsoon School #1 - Open Studios
Workshops
Monsoon School #1 - Open Studios
Select components of Monsoon School #1 are open to the public through a series of Open Studios. Come and hear what questions, methods and conditions of site and practice are crucial to the work of our co-facilitators, namely NOIR ROW ART SPACE, LIR, field-0, Exutoire and its Open Call participants!
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Open Call: Monsoon School #1 - Site as Method
Opportunity
Open Call: Monsoon School #1 - Site as Method
Monsoon School #1 accepts 10 participants from Thailand and across Southeast Asia, to take part in facilitated activities examining how space is socially produced, investigating site as a reflection on situatedness, subjectivity, and collective forms of practice.
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