Group Exhibition MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum, Chiang Mai, Thailand
October 6th: a reconfigured archive
Curated by Kittima Chareeprasit
Exhibition period: 10th July - 30th November 2026
At MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Artists: Arin Rungjang, Chokchai Tukpoe, Kornkrit Jianpinidnan, Lawan Upa-In, Manas Siansing “Daeng”, Nutdanai Jitbunjong, Patcharapa Inchang, Pitak Piyapong, Ronagorn Kerdchot, Rutjanut Pitapong, Soopol Suriyaacha, Taiki Sakpisit, Thasnai Sethaseree, Thongtouch Theparak
"Remembering October 6 is thus the utmost responsibility toward the past, toward the victims, toward injustice, and toward the future of Thai society."
— Thongchai Winichakul, Author's Preface to the first edition of 6 October: Unforgettable but Unrememberable
MAIIAM Contemporary Art Museum joins in commemorating the 50th anniversary of the October 6, 1976 event, or the Thammasat University massacre, with the exhibition October 6th: a reconfigured archive. This exhibition takes viewers back to explore historical wounds—from both personal and collective memories of Thai society—through the works of artists who shared the experience of the event, as well as contemporary artists who revisit and question a history that remains unresolved to this day.
This exhibition approaches works of art as an archive through which the events of October 6, 1976 may be recorded, revisited, and reconsidered. Rather than following the conventions of written historical narratives, it assembles a constellation of images, sounds, objects, and artistic gestures that evoke forms of memory exceeding documentary record. In this way, the exhibition proposes alternative modes of engaging with history through affect, perception, and embodied experience, inviting viewers to reflect on how the violence of October 6 continues to resonate in the present through structures of hatred, dehumanization, state violence, and enduring cultures of impunity. By bringing these works into dialogue, the museum hopes to contribute to an ongoing process of collective remembrance and critical reflection, while opening space to imagine futures in which such violence and injustice can no longer be repeated.
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