Myanmar: The Years Before

Tucked inside the sprawl of Mango Art Festival 2025 is its only photography exhibition – a quiet, observational counterpoint to the noise. Samatcha Apaisuwan’s images, taken across Myanmar between 2017 and 2019, offer more than just glimpses of a country in motion. They sit somewhere between documentary and memory, capturing a way of life just before it shifted. Temples, markets, quiet interiors – all rendered with the kind of patience that resists spectacle. But these aren’t nostalgic frames. What lingers is the sense of impermanence, of something already slipping. As visitors move through the series, they’re invited not only to witness Myanmar’s rich texture but to reckon with what has changed – and what can’t be photographed at all. May 7-11. Free. River City Bangkok, 11am-8pm