Street photographs of Tavepong Pratoomwong are the fusion of real and magical worlds. The composition and point of view reflect the truth of life and society based on empirical evidence, yet his photos present magic like fantasy novels which full of mystery and surrealism. Two worlds exist on the same time and space. The magic challenges realism, the traditional logic of truth. In reality, there is room for surrealness and vice versa. In the end, we cannot point out what is “real” and what is “magic.” Tavepong’s photos urge audiences to question “truth” that we perceived from our sight, what have taken root in our minds, experiences and what flows in our society. Truth is too complicated and too paradoxical to believe instantly without a question or a doubt.
Street photographs of Tavepong Pratoomwong are the fusion of real and magical worlds. The composition and point of view reflect the truth of life and society based on empirical evidence, yet his photos present magic like fantasy novels which full of mystery and surrealism. Two worlds exist on the same time and space. The magic challenges realism, the traditional logic of truth. In reality, there is room for surrealness and vice versa. In the end, we cannot point out what is “real” and what is “magic.” Tavepong’s photos urge audiences to question “truth” that we perceived from our sight, what have taken root in our minds, experiences and what flows in our society. Truth is too complicated and too paradoxical to believe instantly without a question or a doubt.