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Helmi Yusof

Helmi Yusof

Published Thu, May 1, 2014 · 10:00 PM

Navin Rawanchaikul (Thailand)

Places of Rebirth, 2009; acrylic on canvas, 220cm x 720 cm

Navin Rawanchaikul is a born-and-bred Thai, but his surname was originally Rawal - a North Indian name. During the violent 1947 partition of South Asia, his family was forced to seek refuge in Thailand, eventually settling in Chiang Mai.

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