Inson Wongsam is an Artist based in Thailand and working everywhere.

Inson@Insonwood.com

Inson, 84 years old, is native of Lamphun, in northern Thailand, but also a citizen of the world. In his travels that took him to Italy via his solo journey across Asia on his Lambretta, he has experienced diverse cultures, beliefs and ideologies.

This priceless wealth of experience, coupled with an extraordinary artistic talent, has made him one of the most respected senior artists in Thailand, marking the opening of Ora et Labora a special occasion. Perhaps what is most remarkable, is the size of the survey – on par with a scale of a retrospective, over 400 works were made for specifically for this show. In a way, Ora et Labora foreshadows and advances Inson’s unique presence in Thailand, specifically in the north where Inson is from and where numerous young and senior artists, museums, galleries and non-profit art spaces are emerging, to celebrate Chiang Mai as the cradle of Thai contemporary art away from the hegemonic center of the country’s capital, Bangkok.

In dialogue with Veronica and Inson, we discover the essence of Ora et Labora, and the energizing artistic impetus, wisdom, and charisma of the artist, the traveler, the ever-inquisitive Inson Wongsam.