Weera-it Ittiteerarak

Weera-it Ittiteerarak. Courtesy of the artist.

Weera-it Ittiteerarak, The flower is red, is sweet and is dead: ขอโทษ (apologies), 2022/2024, vodka, wild Chinese Ixora without the androecium, glass bottle, 28.8 x 28.8 x 12.5 cm (11.3 x 11.3 x 4.9 in). Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of the artist and PODIUM, Hong Kong.

Weera-it Ittiteerarak, The flower is red, is sweet and is dead: ขอโทษ (apologies) (detail), 2022/2024, vodka, wild Chinese Ixora without the androecium, glass bottle, 28.8 x 28.8 x 12.5 cm (11.3 x 11.3 x 4.9 in). Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of the artist and PODIUM, Hong Kong.

Weera-it Ittiteerarak, In Absence, duality remains, 2024, resin, jade white marble, LED, 20.5 x 20.5 x 12.5 cm (8.1 x 8.1 x 4.9 in). Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of the artist and PODIUM, Hong Kong.

Weera-it Ittiteerarak, In Absence, duality remains (detail), 2024, resin, jade white marble, LED, 20.5 x 20.5 x 12.5 cm (8.1 x 8.1 x 4.9 in). Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of the artist and PODIUM, Hong Kong.

Weera-it Ittiteerarak, การแตกตา (budding) (detail), 2023/2024, wild Chinese Ixora’s androecium with resin, yellow travertine box, 29.3 x 15.6 x 5 cm (11.5 x 6.1 x 2 in). Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of the artist and PODIUM, Hong Kong.

Installation view of ‘History will say we were best friends’ at PODIUM, Hong Kong, 07 December 2024—01 February 2025. Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of PODIUM, Hong Kong.

Weera-it Ittiteerarak, Ubiquitous, never say goodbye, 2023, reverse inkjet printed on soaked paper with crimson acrylic frame, 30 x 21 x 4 cm (11.8 x 8.3 x 1.6 in). Courtesy of the artist.

Weera-it Ittiteerarak, Ubiquitous, never say goodbye (detail), 2023, reverse inkjet printed on soaked paper with crimson acrylic frame, 30 x 21 x 4 cm (11.8 x 8.3 x 1.6 in). Courtesy of the artist.

Weera-it Ittiteerarak, Suspended reverence, 2024, crimson carpet, found table, iron, jasmine samba aroma, stainless steel, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.

Weera-it Ittiteerarak, Suspended reverence (detail), 2024, crimson carpet, found table, iron, jasmine samba aroma, stainless steel, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.

Weera-it Ittiteerarak, I see พญานาค (Phaya Nāga) elsewhere, 2023, single-channel video, 1080p, 16:9, H.264, colour & sound (stereo), 12 minutes 12 seconds. Courtesy of the artist.

Weera-it Ittiteerarak, I see พญานาค (Phaya Nāga) elsewhere (still), 2023, single-channel video, 1080p, 16:9, H.264, colour & sound (stereo), 12 minutes 12 seconds. Courtesy of the artist.

Weera-it Ittiteerarak, Forgotten faces, remembered tags, 2023, digital family photo, double lenticular prints, 102 x 60 cm (40.2 x 23.6 in). Courtesy of the artist.

Weera-it Ittiteerarak, Mirror, mirror, what is my colour and number of the day, 2023, digital printed on mirror stainless steel, 62.2 x 44.8 x 3.5 cm (24.5 x 17.6 x 1.4 in). Courtesy of the artist.

Installation view of ’Parallel Visions’ at M.F.A.Thesis exhibition Art Museum of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 24 June— 05 July 2023. Courtesy of the artist.

Biography

Raised in Thailand and later returning to Hong Kong, Weera-it Ittiteerarak (b. 1994, lives and works in Hong Kong) interweaves photography, moving images, and sculptural installations, and references Thai myths and personal storytelling to address the fluidity of identity and the impact of technological and environmental transformations. Ittiteerarak had solo exhibitions at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (2023); Hong Kong International Photo Festival, Hong Kong (2022); and Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre, Hong Kong (2020). They also participated in group exhibitions at Goethe Institut, Hong Kong (2022 & 2024); 2024 Italian Contemporary Artists Invitation Exhibition, Florence (2024); Yrellag Gallery, Hong Kong (2023); Book Punch, Hong Kong (2022); FLOOR_, Seoul (2022); Eaton Hotel, Hong Kong (2021); Floating Project, Hong Kong (2019 & 2021), SCM V+ Gallery, Hong Kong (2020); School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (2017). Their works were collected by the Climate Art Collection, Berlin.

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Works

Weera-it Ittiteerarak
The flower is red, is sweet and is dead: ขอโทษ (apologies)
2022/2024
Vodka, wild Chinese Ixora without the androecium, glass bottle
28.8 x 28.8 x 12.5 cm | 11.3 x 11.3 x 4.9 in

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Weera-it Ittiteerarak
การแตกตา (budding)
2023/2024
Wild Chinese Ixora’s androecium with resin, yellow travertine box
29.3 x 15.6 x 5 cm | 11.5 x 6.1 x 2 in

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Exhibitions

History will say we were best friends
Artists: Srijon Chowdhury, Weera-it Ittiteerarak, Dae Uk Kim, Young-jun Tak, Luis Xertu
07 December 2024—01 February 2025

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