Siam Paragon
SIAM PARAGON ARENA OF ARTS
Born out of a determination to create experiences beyond expectations, Arena of Arts brings together art and design and presents it in different spaces to enhance lifestyle and increase accessibility, thus serving as a stage for contemporary art and exclusive design works by Thai and international artists. The exhibition features 10 distinctive art pieces:
- Aurora: Created by French visual artist Pascal Dombis, this circular art installation is reminiscent of a color wheel and draws inspiration from the aurora borealis. Using his unique technique of feeding data into computer algorithms to create deliberate glitches, the result is an overlay of unpredictable color gradients and lines that, when combined with natural light, result in a mesmerizing and ever-shifting visual experience throughout different times of the day.
Location: 5th Floor, Jewel Zone
- Kinetic Waves and Vortex: Brought to life by Miguel Chevalier, a pioneering French digital artist, the interactive digital art pieces on screens respond dynamically to movement in front of them.
Location: 4th Floor, Next Stage Zone
- Dylie: JWon (Sarayut Kurakaew), an up-and-coming Thai character designer and illustrator, presents an installation tech toy called “Dylie” – a tiny, optimistic grim reaper. Perfectly blending the cuteness of a child with the unique characteristics of the grim reaper, the piece has been created exclusively for SCB X NEXT TECH, a learning hub for future technology at Siam Paragon.
Location: 4th Floor, Next Tech Zone
- Cascading Melody: This sculpture by American sculptor John Helton conveys dynamism that captures the interconnectedness of all things through intersecting curved lines, offering a completely different perspective from every angle.
Location: M Floor, Luxe Hall
- The Way it Shapes You: This sculpture by Pieter Obels transforms the rigid strength of steel into graceful, flowing forms, offering multiple viewing perspectives.
Location: 3rd Floor, North Void
- UOY MA I: Featuring “Nong Mamuang,” the artist’s signature character that has gained international recognition, this sculptural design by Wisut Ponnimit invites self-reflection and encourages use to view the world through our own perspective.
Location: 1st Floor, near Fashion Hall
- Missing: One of Thailand’s globally recognized artists, Naritthorn Sethakunarat conveys the sense of loneliness and solitude through the simplified form of the sculpture, which reflects emotions, feelings, and imagination.
Location: 3rd Floor, near North Void
- Didn’t Come This Far to Go Back: Created by Inson Wongsam, a National Artist in Visual Arts (Sculpture), this wooden sculpture draws inspiration from the artist’s solo journey on a scooter covering over 20,000 kilometers to Florence to visit Professor Silpa Bhirasri’s birthplace in 1999. The piece represents the mental strength required to reach one’s destination and overcome self-doubt and asserts that giving up should not be an option when one chooses to grow and move forward to achieve their goals.
Location: 2nd Floor, near North Void
- Red Bubble: This contemporary sculpture by Donghoon Oh, a South Korean artist from Gyeongju,reimagines human forms as bubbles. Inspired by how soap bubbles that kids blow float briefly in the air before disappearing, the sculpture suggests how reality and illusion are separated by the thinnest of margins.
Location: 1st Floor, North Void
- The Future in Our Hand: Designed by Jamie Hayon exclusively for Siam Paragon, this inspiring sculpture represents how people can realize their hopes and dreams through their own actions. Created as a New Year’s gift to visitors, the sculpture features the artist’s signature monkey character gazing into a reflective spherical object, symbolizing dreams, future, and hope that we can create with our own hands.
Location: 1st Floor