After a number of rather dull prints, the themes of social commentary and exploration of identity show up in the more recently made works, spanning a variety of media. The sculptural piece Children and Dog by Deang Buasan is a series of figures curled up in fetal positions and casually placed on the gallery floor. The paint-splattered material leaves an impression of filth and the little dogs are touching companions to the human figures who look like perversions of cabbage patch dolls. Dirt, kids and dogs serve as potent symbols and for me start to evoke the atmosphere that I remember from Bangkok. A series of black and white photos by Manit Sriwanichpoom from 1997 examines and satirizes the effects of the economic crisis in Thailand at the time.