This catalogue is published in conjunction with the exhibition 'Manit Sriwanichpoom: Phenomena & Prophecies' co-organised by the Singapore Art Museum and the Singapore International Photography Festival for the 2nd Singapore International Photography Festival 2010. It features more than 100 photographs dating from 1997 to the present. 'Manit Sriwanichpoom's photographs deal with themes of consumerism and other Thai social and political issues through his strategies of critical documentation, as well as staged satirical compositions of the state of Thai society today. The myriad appearances or phenomena that his works conjure, reflect the artist's belief in the power of brutal truths, which surfaces at times in the form of painful prophecies. They also highlight his peculiar artistic role as one that treads on the thin line between merely recording and purposefully composing history, at a time where even historical narratives are not exempt from mass media constructions.' - excerpt from back cover

Artist and curator CVs included.