Awakening Khonkaen: 27 installations that will light up Sri Chant Road

Artist: Ta Le Tung Ta Le Jai

Location: Ozone Village

Take a walk through a massive hallway where colorful decor and kinetic art inspired by Esan cultural icon Tung help ward off bad luck and keep you safe from evil.

Artist: Bunyaporn Yasa
Location: Ozone Village

Hop on this time machine and travel to Sri Chant back in the day through illuminated work inspired by old films and traditional wicker crafts.

Artist: REALLIGHT DESIGN

Location: Faster Logistics Company Limited

Have you ever sensed noise with your eyes before? Allow this artwork to demonstrate how you can see the wavelengths of sound through vision.

Artist: Jaomae Nakee the Gang

Location: Florista.HQ (HUGZMALL)

Esan locals believe that Naga, the serpent guardian dominating the underwater world, blesses humans with fertility. This installation takes you down to her world to discover beauty like you’ve never seen before.

Artist: VICHAN

Location: Florista.HQ (HUGZMALL)

Explore the art of mudmee weaving through this installation, which features beams of multi-colored lights and rhythmic background music that symbolize the dyeing and weaving techniques used to create the fabrics produced by this ancient Esan tradition.

Artist: ASITNAHC

Location: Florista.HQ (HUGZMALL)

Silk is one of the best representations of Thai culture. This special textile is reimagined as a lighting installation that showcases the art of weaving through digital techniques.

Artist: P-NUT

Location: Pixel Bar & Gallery (HUGZMALL)

Discover the essence of Khonkaen through this showcase, which brings together elements representative of the city—the provincial sign, Khonkaen silk, dinosaurs, Bueng Kaen Nakhon—into one immersive audio-visual installation. 

Artist: GrabFood

Location: Ruamthavee Khonkaen

People nowadays tend to prefer grab-and-go, signifying that we rely on speed to survive in today’s world. Let this G-shaped wave help you keep up with fast-paced society.

Artist: REALLIGHT DESIGN

Location: Ruamthavee Khonkaen

Feeling stuck and uninspired? Let these glistening lights reignite hope and guide you out of the darkness.

Artist: GrabFood

Location: Na Mueang Road, The Treasury Department Interjection

While savoring delicious food and drinks, humans suddenly lose their ability to communicate. But we can still express our feelings and interact through our body language.

Artist: REALLIGHT DESIGN

Location: Na Mueang Road, The Treasury Department Interjection

The loincloth has always been an important part of Esan culture. This art installation will remind you why it’s necessary to preserve this diminishing tradition.

Artist: Thanabodee Wattanarak

Location: Na Mueang Road, The Treasury Department Interjection

This piece of art is inspired by contemporary Esan culture, which is still rooted in old traditions, the unique styles of local architecture and the delicate woven patterns of mudmee fabric.  

Artist: The Silence Project

Location: Treasury Museum

The bright lights of the bustling city at night reveal a lot of contrasting elements—chaos and peace, enjoyment and boredom, happiness and sorrow, orderliness and disarray.

Artist: GrabFood

Location: 1502 Srichan Creative Sharing Space

The latitudes and longitudes of Khonkaen and that of favorite eateries in neighboring provinces’ are aligned in one eye-popping installation, portraying our close relationship with good food.

Artist: CHALERMKIAT

Location: 1502 Srichan Creative Sharing Space

Esan’s traditional rituals are reimagined as a modern art rendition where sounds, colors and lights are combined with glowing geometric shapes.

Artist: MUANJAI

Location: 1502 Srichan Creative Sharing Space

After a long tiring day, let these glowing bushes boost your energy and transport you to another dimension.

Artist: Wimonwan Wichaikhamjohn & Raksina Namsorn

Location: 1502 Srichan Creative Sharing Space

Discover Esan at night through this interactive installation, which blends the light of the shining moon with the sounds of rain, animals and other insects.

Artist: H-Lab

Location: KhonKaen Innovation Center (KIC)

GrabFood welcomes you to the Night Market, where your wish for happiness is answered by delicious food.

Artist: Yimsamer

Location: KhonKaen Innovation Center (KIC)

Within a few years, this very road turned from a spot full of life with many people passing by to a quiet site where no sign of liveliness was seen.

Artist: Nichakorn Hengratsamee & Suttamon Hengratsamee

Location: KhonKaen Innovation Center (KIC)

Explore the never-seen-before side of Sri Chant Road and Khonkaen through a colorful kaleidoscopic projection on the flat surfaces of the building.

Artist: Saturate Designs

Location: U Bar

This is a multimedia installation that combines illumination art and Esan culture to depict the true essence of Khonkaen. Come and have a look at this eye-popping panoramic showcase by Johnnie Walker.

Artist: GrabFood

Location: U Bar’s parking lot

What’s glistening in the dark night sky isn’t probably just stars. They can be the flickering light of the many possibilities you can uncover tonight.

Artist: Khopfa Chanpensri

Location: Pullman’s basketball court

The moving lights of this awe-inspiring piece alter our perceptions and reveal the many meanings of life.

Artist: GrabFood

Location: Pullman’s basketball court

The familiar phone booth in Superman is reimagined as a portal where you can discover the longitude and latitude of your next favorite restaurant.

Artist: Kiew Savoey

Location: The Wall Khonkaen

Social media and our lives are wired so tightly together that it feels like a UFO is sucking us from the real world. Find out what we mean through this installation. 

Artist: Piyachat Sriboonlue

Location: Rak An Coffee

The neighborhoods of Khonkaen are revitalized with the yellow flowers of golden shower trees or dok koon.

Artist: COTH Studio

Location: Connectivities by Johnnie Walker

The charms of Khonkaen are reflected as colors, shapes and letters that give off positive vibes, encouraging everyone to move forward while pondering on what could make these neighborhoods better.