The fourth edition of Thailand Biennale, Phuket 2025 has opened at Saphan Hin, marking a major milestone for the international contemporary art festival.
This year, the event reimagines Phuket as Asia’s next World-Class Art Destination, featuring works by more than 65 acclaimed artists from 25 countries. Under the theme “Eternal [Kalpa]”, the island becomes a landscape of art and learning until April 30.
Held every two years by the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture (OCAC), Ministry of Culture, Thailand Biennale aims to propel the Thai art scene onto the global stage. The festival’s central theme, “Eternal [Kalpa]”, draws from ancient Brahmanic cosmology, referring to an immeasurably long cycle of creation, dissolution and rebirth. Like the sun setting over Promthep Cape each day, it evokes the rhythm of endings and beginnings.
The artworks invite audiences to question what it means to coexist amid global polycrisis —environmental challenges, social tensions and shifting futures. Visitors are encouraged to discover a renewed way of living with nature, with compassion and with each other— opening pathways toward a truly sustainable future.
Guiding the artistic direction are four international curators: Arin Rungjang, an acclaimed contemporary artist and recipient of the 2020 Silpathorn Award (Visual Arts); David Teh, a curator with extensive experience across major biennales in Europe and Asia; Marisa Phandharakrajadej; and Hera Chan, a curator specialising in contemporary and experimental art exhibitions.
The works presented span a wide range of practices from large-scale installations, sculpture, performance and mixed media, each offering far more than a display of objects. Together, they open up cross-cultural conversations that connect local narratives with global issues, revealing how art can become one of the most powerful languages for expressing the emotions and experiences shared by humanity.
The Thailand Biennale, Phuket 2025 will be held until April 30 across 20 locations in Old Town, Saphan Hin, Kathu, Promthep Cape and more.
