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Kong Dara, 2023, Non-binary 1, color pencil, 29.7 x 29.7 cm
Kong Dara, 2023, Non-binary 2, color pencil, 29.7 x 29.7 cm
Kong Dara, 2023, Non-binary 3, color pencil, 29.7 x 29.7 cm
Kong Dara, 2023, Non-binary 4, color pencil, 29.7 x 29.7 cm
Kong Dara, 2023, Non-binary 5, color pencil, 29.7 x 29.7 cm
Kong Dara, 2023, Non-binary 6, color pencil, 29.7 x 29.7 cm
Kong Dara, 2023, Non-binary 7, color pencil, 29.7 x 29.7 cm
Kong Dara, 2023, Non-binary 8, color pencil, 29.7 x 29.7 cm
Kong Dara, 2023, Non-binary 1, Raw ceramic clay, Dimensions variable
Kong Dara, 2023, Non-binary 1, Raw ceramic clay, Dimensions variable

“Non-binary”

Non-binary work by Kong Dara comprises eight drawings made of pen and colored pencil and a sculptural installation made of unfired clay. The fine, delicate drawings depict blue threads twisting, wrapping around something resembling maps. In the middle of the pictures are light yellow forms, which, when we take a closer look, there seem to be some organic forms moving, swimming in them. Using images of tadpoles and organic forms as symbols of growth, change, and flow, these drawings map the artist’s personal life experiences as he explores and evolves while traversing through places where he meets new people and friends. For the artist, by making these drawings, he wants to reflect on the growth of life, struggles, love, relationships, social development, and the LGBT+ communities. On the other hand, the clay sculptures of the installation show more vividly the shape of tadpoles moving fluidly and collectively, forming a kind of movement of life. 

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This unfired clay of the work points to the instability, fragility, and changeability of soil and life

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