Tassanai Sethaseree: Art Teacher, CMU Penguin – Anon – Somyot – Mo Lam Bank

Faculty of Fine Arts Chiang Mai University (CMU) issued a statement to clarify 1 day after the faculty management ordered the collection of student equipment and art pieces prepared for the exhibition on March 22, stating that it was found the modified material. “Precarious to break the law”, such as the Thai flag with inappropriate text

Adjunct Professor Tassanai Sethaseree, Professor at the Department of Media Arts and Media Design Faculty of Fine Arts CMU, who demonstrated against administrators and teaching staff who kept the student’s job Announced on their Facebook account on March 23 , “Art” and “Freedom” are actually spelled differently. But it has the same meaning, the dimmer, the more bombs “

Executive explanation of the Faculty of Fine Arts After a live event, the students of the Faculty of Fine Arts were dissatisfied with the arts and culture. On the afternoon of March 22, the teacher collected works of art and various equipment on the patio at the side of the hall. The owner of the work left without notifying the students.

Facebook This Life Inform students about the incident and ask Associate Professor Pakornpat Chantakhaisorn, Vice Dean for Administration, to explain. What is in the event? Both parties argued for a long time. After officials collected a political satirical work of art that resembles a corpse wrapped in white cloth, with a rope tied to the body like a work of art, placed in a black bag, and a student lies on the other side from the street to avoid it. . Tassanai Economic Seree, professor of arts and media design The Faculty of Fine Arts came to dissuade AND rejected the actions of the authorities

Art has already felt quite embarrassed. Because people who don’t love freedom, ”assistant professor Tassanai, who wore a white T-shirt, Mohom pants, told Assoc.

“(Must) know and respect people Recognize respect for art and respect artists. If someone does this with your work Agree or not … It is not because you see it as a student work. It does not matter Al Seeing that it is messy, it doesn’t matter, anything in the world is important. If we know how to respect people, “said Adjunct Professor Tassanai.

“Artist as teacher Teach students freedom Be aware Find new ways to make art. Then you came in What you see is nothing but art. Is that correct? Why should I collect it?” He asked the vice dean.

At another time, he told a group of teachers and students: “Be an artist, a teacher, two respect the artist, three respect the art.” If it will arise from students If it will arise from people who do not study art. Known for respecting it ”

On the same day, the students whose works were kept in black bags reported to the Phuping Police Station because all their works had been damaged and some parts had been lost. Asking to prosecute 1. Associate Professor Atsawinee Wanarang, Dean of the College of Fine Arts 2. Associate Professor Pakornpat Chantakhaisorn, Vice Dean of Administration 3. Associate Professor Pongsiri Kiddee, Vice Dean of Student Quality Development 4 Ms Sulalak Khao Phong, Secretary from the College of Fine Arts and 5. Mr. Chaiyan Comkaew, an official from the CMU Art Gallery, who participated in the demolition of the student’s artwork this time. “Running together to establish property and together waste property AND abuse the power of governance”

Subsequently, the CMU Student Council wrote an open letter to Clinical Prof. Dr. Niwet Nantachit, Rector and Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts. CMU to summarize the event and ask questions about the demolition event of the student’s artwork.

An open letter describing the incident that the administrative and faculty staff has kept demolishing student artwork in the Chiang Mai University Art and Culture Exhibition Hall Property damage Without notifying or having clarification letter some, and also questioning the CMU teacher code of ethics, article 9, which stipulates that teachers must maintain a relationship with students like Kaliyamit. Disciple Dependence Encourage students to make consistent academic progress. He also asked the university to establish a committee to verify the facts and provide clarification to the students.

The CMU student council also said that the first police officers had come to monitor student artwork in the courtyard in the middle of the night.

On March 23, the Faculty of Fine Arts issued a statement indicating the reason that the faculty collected materials in the courtyard adjacent to the Center for Art and Culture, which was in charge of the faculty. It is about preparing a space for the exhibition of art theses for students of various disciplines that will take place between March and May.

“Upon entering the operation in the area, the equipment was found in the backyard of the Center for Art and Culture building, from inquiries about the students who were in that area, they reported that they did not know who they belonged to and that no one accepted the ownership of the faculty to inspect said materials.. Some materials were found to be prone to breaking the law. (Thai flag that has been modified and contains inappropriate text) Therefore, in order not to affect students and professors of the Faculty as a whole, all the materials and equipment have been collected to await the return ”, says the statement.

After the incident Associate Professor Tassanai posted a personal Facebook post on March 22 that said “Art” and “Freedom” are spelled differently. But it has the same meaning, the more subdued, the more explosive, the more powerful. It was even more opposite. The art school is different from the larvae of the Aedes mosquito. In this way ”

Later, he posted another message. By showing gratitude and appreciation One episode was still mentioned. The nation’s youth who have been charged and detained hope everyone can help them. With freedom and respect

The incident caused the word “Tassanai” to be searched heavily on Google. From users in Chiang Mai and Bangkok

Assistant Prof. Tassanai was born in 1968, graduated with a Master of Visual Arts from the University of Chicago, USA, before in 2004 he served as a lecturer. Department of Media Arts & Media Design Faculty of Fine Arts Chiang Mai University So far

In addition to the role of the teacher In the role of an artist He was also attracted to the technique of using color. There have been many exhibitions, such as in 2018, a one-man show in Singapore of the series “Some Deaths Cannot Be Buried” reflecting Thai politics, including “What You Don’t See”. Will Hurt You, shown in Thailand, conveys the history of politics and the creation of Thai society.

Adjunct Professor Tassanai has always been an explicit political expression. “Fasting action of 112 hours” (Hunger strike 112) with independent artists to oppose article 112 of the criminal law and express themselves politically after the coup on May 22, 2014 by signing a call to the Council for Peace and the order. of academics and students.

In 2016, a column in the book Matichon weekend on surreal realism Physical entertainment In the history of Thai politics, Tassanai is an artist who has played a role in expressing social and political attitudes through various forms of artistic work for a long time. weather. Because he believes Art is more than a reflection of the identity of the artist. And it also has to be a social thermometer. In which freedom is of utmost importance in the creation of works of art. And democracy is the only way to achieve that goal.

Adjunct Professor Tassanai is a group of more than 60 academics who have served as insurance agents for those arrested in the demonstrations at the Democracy Monument on July 18, 2020, and most recently February 15, it was one Of the 255 teachers from 31 institutions who signed a request for the court to review the bail order, Mr. Anon Nampa, Mr. Prit Chivarak (Penguin), Mr. Somyot Prueksakasemsuk and Mr. Patiwat Sarai Yam (Mo Lam Bank)

In an interview with The Momentum on March 23, Adjunct Professor Tassanai saw that bringing the flag to make works of art is normal in an international arena that has always been this topic. In pop art, the flag of the United States was often turned into works of art. It is a basic subject that every art student must take. And the Faculty of Fine Arts at Chiang Mai University also has art history subjects to learn about contemporary art or personalities like Jasper Johns (pop art artist Jasper Johns).

“In the corner of the artistic spirit I think it is possible to transform the national flag into a work of art. Because it is in academic teaching If you don’t want it to be done, you don’t have to study. Pop art concepts don’t have to learn. Artists as Jasper Johns didn’t have to study. Why would I take it to the students to study as an example if I can’t? “