EFA STUDIO PROGRAM: Member Artists
Bundith Phunsombatlert
Bundith Phunsombatlert’s recent projects trace unseen paths of immigrants and their stories through both real and imagined landscapes. By merging contemporary photographic technologies with traditional media, his artworks offer a unique definition of new media art—defined not simply by technology, but by revealing a fresh new meaning in something old. These projects explore how journeys—and their interpretations—can be works of art, examining how individuals connect with their backgrounds and cultural identities while reinventing traditional interpretations of history.
His practice aims to decolonize traditional archives that have categorized people and plants through imperial-colonial perspectives or post-colonial interests of others. By focusing on personal immigrant stories and plants with special meanings, his work uncovers often-overlooked histories, fostering subtle and meaningful storytelling that encourages broader societal connections rooted in communal care and shared experience.
Bundith Phunsombatlert is a New York-based artist born in Bangkok, Thailand. He has exhibited work at the Brooklyn Public Library (Central), NY; Bronx Museum of the Arts, NY; Katonah Museum of Art, NY; Auckland Triennial, New Zealand; Guangzhou Triennial, China; National Gallery, Thailand; Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Australia; and the International Biennial of Graphic Art, Ljubljana, Slovenia, among others. Phunsombatlert received an MFA in Digital + Media from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), and a BFA/MFA in Printmaking from Silpakorn University, Thailand.
