Over years Pornprasert Yamazaki has worked on issues of Isaan rural life in the midst of globalised socio-economic forces. This was despite the fact that he is half Thai/Japanese. (He identifies himself as an Isaan Thai person, btw.)
For CRACK: the magic clay can do, Pornprasert put on an installation, comprising old used mortars acquired from Isaan people throughout the northeast of Thailand. We found this acquiring process very intriguing and imagine that some forms of documentation of this process could have been artistically interesting. At Baan Silom the mortars were painstakingly stacked to form a see-through cylinder-like structure, on old mattresses painted with images of American dollars. An old transister radio in the middle of this structure was turned on throughout the exhibition. By coincidence the channel this radio was set to seemed to play very dated Thai Luk-kroong (urban) music, which many found rather haunting.
We noted, however, that, for most viewers who are familiar with Thai contemporary art, this installation reminded them of many of Montien Boonma's installations, in which he contructed see-through cylindrical shapes by stacking objects of his choices. Whether or not Pornprasert intended to pay homage to the late Montien Boonma was questionable. Yet a strong historical reference was already there; and this, of course, influenced how Pornprasert's installation could be read. 
To see more images of Pornprasert Yamazaki's installation, click here.
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