Art viewers are invited to ponder on nature, existence and the fragile conditions of survival during “Ashes Of An Era”, which is running at Warin Lab Contemporary until Nov 29.

In this exhibition, Pratchaya Charernsook presents a distant landscape by projecting herself across time, turning back to look at the remnants of civilisation that may await the future of this world. What we, as humans, leave behind today becomes the traces of progress carried into tomorrow.

At Hat Sai Ri Beach in Chumphon province – Pratchaya’s hometown and site of exploration, the artist examines how waste management inefficiency has led to environmental damage that often remains hidden from view. These residues of burned plastic are presented as fossils of our time.

Her investigation unfolds the subtle traces left by humans, whose actions gradually erode nature. A beach, in its essence, should be a place where the sea embraces the land in unspoiled purity.

Learning to co-exist with nature becomes a central focus of this exhibition. Each work, scattered across the exhibition space, engages viewers through a variety of media. They operate with a language of recording, collecting, combining and are presented as phrases that spark awareness and invite contemplation.

This exhibition may be read as a reflection on the ongoing processes presented in the natural world while bringing up an awareness of the scars humanity has inscribed upon it.

Yet the works play with the dimension of time and the meanings of history, asking us to consider how present actions will be remembered in the future.

Warin Lab Contemporary is located at OP Garden, Charoen Krung 36, and opens Tuesday to Saturday from 10.30am to 7.30pm.

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