Snack Wraps

2022 - Present

The Snack Wraps series explores food preservation as a survival necessity and a means of honoring ancestors. These relic-like sculptures pay tribute to Thailand’s cuisine and spirit worshiping traditions while reimagining the aesthetics of convenience foods. Modeled after well-known Thai dishes, their forms and patterns also draw inspiration from ancient Thai clothing, hairstyles, and decorative motifs.

I envision a dystopian future shaped by ecological collapse, where survival depends on nomadism and the preservation of food passed down through generations. As infrastructures like housing, technology, waste management, healthcare, and food production deteriorate, Thai culture must adapt. In this speculative world, the environment has become nearly uninhabitable, making traditional ingredients scarce and forcing people to create longer food reserves, even incorporating waste materials as sustenance. Traditional ways of wrapping food have become challenging as banana leaves, a common choice, have become rare. Through this desolation, Thai people continue to find innovative ways to preserve their culture and way of life.


Non-Wearables

Snack Wrap WHI-RIC-280806

Epoxy, non-perishable food ingredients, acrylic, greenhouse mesh, plastic, PLA filament, wood, wood stain

28 x 8 x 6” sculpture on 23.5 x 23.8 x 4.5” stand

2023


Snack Wrap GREREDGRA-PLA-20.005.002.5

Acrylic, saw dust, glass beads, pumice, PLA filament, Velcro, plastic

20 x 5 x 2.5”

2023


Snack Wrap PUR-ACENPPT-14.513.514.5

Acrylic, clothing, epoxy, non-perishable food ingredients, plastic, pumice, thread

14.5 x 13.5 x 14.5”

2023


Snack Wrap PIN-AALNP-22.516.004.0

Acrylic, alcohol-based markers, laser etch, and cut frozen food cardboard box, MDF,
non-perishable food ingredients, pumice

22.5 x 16 x 4“ sculpture on 23 x 23 x 3.5” pedestal

2023


Wearables

Snack Wrap Necklace BRO-CTG-240804

Acrylic, weekly advertisements, Thai food ingredients

24 x 8 x 4”

2023-2025


Snack Wrap Necklace YEL-LIN-250507

Acrylic, spray paint, zip ties, paper, dryer machine lint, dog hair

25 x 5 x 7”

2023


Snack Wrap Necklace GOL-PG-280802

Acrylic, plastic, artificial gold leaf, epoxy

28 x 8 x 2”

2023


Snack Wrap Necklace YPR - ๓๔.๑๐.๐๕

Acrylic, alcohol inks, epoxy, rice sackcloth, silicon carbide, Thai food ingredients, twist ties, weekly advertisements

34 x 10 x 5 inches

2024


Snack Wrap Necklace GGP - ๒๓.๕๐๔.๐๐๒.๕

Acrylics, air dry clay, epoxy, mica, PLA, Thai food ingredients, Velcro, wire

23.5 x 4 x 2.5 inches

2025

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