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SUMMARY:Photo Exhibition “Life Stories of Klong Toey 2006 – 2026” by Yoonki Kim
DESCRIPTION:Background \nKhlong Toey (meaning pandan leaf canal) is an urban district in Bangkok expressing the city profound socio-economic divides. Right in the heart of the capital and close to the main port\, Khlong Toey hosts the city’s largest low-income community of about 100\,000 people. Born in the 1950s on land owned by the Port Authority of Thailand out of a squatter settlement of migrants from the North and the North East of Thailand\, it continues to expand as the need for cheap housing remains among the many who arrive in Bangkok in search of better livelihoods. Today\, a unique mix of people\, including from outside Thailand\, crowd a low and swamp-like area of about 1.5 square kilometers with their tiny and fragile homes and makes a living with limited means and amidst poor sanitation and health care\, crime and drug addiction among others. \nThe photo exhibition “Life Stories of Klong Toey” was first organized by SEA Junction in the first floor of BACC on 10-22 July 2018.  Now\, for the 20th anniversary of his work\, a larger exhibition with continued chronicles of the lives of seven residents between 2006 and 2026 will be held from 3 – 15 March 2026\, on the Curved Wall\, 4th Floor of the BACC. As the photographer tells it\, he did his first photos in 2006 as part of a project focusing on poverty and deprivation. However\, as time passed\, he saw that there was much more to the life of the “have nots” and started to appreciate the uniqueness of the community and people’s resilience\, solidarity in finding communal solutions\, and openness in receiving new comers\, notwithstanding the tensions and up and down of daily life. \nHis project “70Rai project” named after a part of the slum\, became his life work and he has kept making weekly visits to the community and taken thousands of photos of the people who live there. By sharing his chronicles of a few Khlong Toey residents\, Kim Yoonki hopes that the exhibition will confront some of the stereotypes about “poor people” and foster the respect they deserve. \nDetails of the exhibition opening will be shared later. \n \nFor more information\, please email: info@seajunction.org or phone/wa: +66970024140 \nNB: The event is free\, donations are welcome to support SEA Junction activities. \nPhotographer Short Bio \nKim Yoonki was born in 1955 and was raised and lived in Seoul until 1994 when he settled in Bangkok. He is a self-taught photographer who has started the 70Rai project in an underprivileged area of Khlongtoey\, Bangkok in January 2006. Every week he visits the area and takes pictures using only black and white films of the people and the community and donate the prints to them.  He is also making a website with the archive of all the photos taken ensuring access for the people of Klong Toey. \nOrganizer \nSEA Junction\, OUR Venue on Southeast Asia  \nSEA Junction aims to foster understanding and appreciation of Southeast Asia in all its socio-cultural dimensions –from arts and lifestyles to economy and development. Conveniently located at Room 408 of the Bangkok Arts and Culture Centre or BACC (across MBK\, BTS National Stadium) SEA junction facilitates public access to knowledge resources and exchanges among students\, practitioners and Southeast Asia lovers. For more information see www.seajunction.org and join the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1693055870976440/ \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/photo-exhibition-life-stories-of-klong-toey-2006-2026-by-yoonki-kim/
LOCATION:Curve wall\, 4th floor\, BACC
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SUMMARY:Book Launch & Discussion – FALLEN ANGELS
DESCRIPTION:Event Background   \nOn 7 March 2026 at 5.30–7.00\, SEA Junction will host the launch of FALLEN ANGELS\, a photographic book of Thai transgender women in Bangkok created through intimate photographs taken in homes\, streets\, workplaces\, and social spaces across the city. Using mostly available light and a direct\, understated approach\, the images emphasize presence and individuality. The book\, based on a ten-year portrait project\, brings together 110 photographs across 204 pages\, accompanied by essays by Hossein Farmani\, Jeremy Horner\, and Joe Cummings. Beyond portraiture\, the photographs highlight everyday moments of resilience and self-expression\, where their identities are shaped by both constraint and agency within contemporary Thai society. \nThe launch event will take the form of an informal conversation about the project’s development and reflections on representation\, as well as the complex realities transgender women face in Thailand\, where there are ongoing challenges in employment\, legal recognition\, healthcare access\, and social acceptance\, despite the public visibility and some degree of integration into society. The discussion will include Satya Baashi\, transgender woman activist; Joe Cummings\, writer\, musician\, and cultural commentator; and the photographer\, Noah Dolinsky. The event will be hosted at SEA Junction and discussion will be held in English and livestreamed on SEA Junction Facebook Page (@SEA-Junction). \nNoah Dolinsky is a Bangkok-based portrait photographer and filmmaker who has lived and worked in Thailand since 2014. His work explores identity and human presence through carefully composed portraiture. His photographs have been shortlisted three times for the Portrait of Humanity award and featured in three books by Hoxton Mini Press. Two of his images are included in Bangkok Spirit (Assouline)\, and one portrait appeared on the cover of Forbes Asia. He has also directed three short films that received awards at international film festivals.  FALLEN ANGELS is his first photobook. \nSpeaker Bios                                                                                   \nSatya Baashi is a Sri Lankan activist advocating for the rights of transgender people and sex workers. Drawing on her lived experience as a trans sex worker\, she has worked since 2010 to advance health\, human rights\, and social justice for marginalized communities. Deeply engaged in grassroots organizing\, she has supported community empowerment through local and regional initiatives. Now based in Bangkok with the Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers (APNSW)\, she collaborates with sex worker–led organizations across the region to strengthen solidarity and amplify marginalized voices in policy spaces. \nJoe Cummings is a veteran travel writer and Asia specialist best known for his decades of work across Southeast Asia and the Himalayas. With a sharp eye for culture\, history\, and street-level detail\, he has spent years exploring remote villages\, bustling capitals\, sacred temples\, and hidden backroads—often by motorcycle. His writing blends practical insight with vivid storytelling\, earning him a loyal readership among adventurous travelers. Beyond publishing\, Joe works as a travel consultant and tour leader\, designing immersive journeys for private clients and small groups. He has advised high-profile travelers\, including Mick Jagger\, Steven Tyler\, Anthony Bourdain\, and Disney Studios. \n \nFor more information\, please email: info@seajunction.org or phone/wa: +66970024140 \nNB: The event is free\, donations are welcome to support SEA Junction activities. \nOrganizers \nSEA Junction\, established under the Thai non-profit organization Foundation for Southeast Asia Studies (ForSEA)\, aims to foster understanding and appreciation of Southeast Asia in all its socio-cultural dimensions\, from arts and lifestyles to economy and development. Conveniently located at Room 407-8 of the Bangkok Arts and Culture Center or BACC (across MBK\, BTS National Stadium)\, SEA Junction facilitates public access to knowledge resources and exchanges among students\, practitioners and Southeast Asia lovers. More information at http://seajunction.org/. \n
URL:https://seajunction.org/event/book-launch-discussion-fallen-angels/
LOCATION:SEA Junction\, Room 407-8\, BACC
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