Panida Petchara
Panida PETCHARA is a Thai photographer and audiovisual artist living and working between Bangkok and Rotterdam. She is fascinated by everyday objects and their potential for reinterpretation, believing that small items can reflect larger and more significant issues. Her work playfully explores themes of superstition, capitalism and socio-political dynamics, transforming ordinary objects into uncanny and subversive narratives. Panida’s curiosity about the art world led her on a journey from Bangkok, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Communication Design and worked in the media industry, to Rotterdam, where she pursued a Master of Fine Arts in Lens-Based Media at the Piet Zwart Institute. Her daydreams of a better life and her experiences with migration have profoundly influenced her work. She reflects on concepts of displacement, identity, cultural complexity, the interplay between personal and collective consciousness and dreams. Her short film Dream Weaver 555 (2025), which has its world premiere at IFFR, provides insightful commentary on Thai society through a satirical lens.
Filmography
(all short) Turning Tide and Cataract (2017), Personal Odyssey (2020), A Beetle (2020), The Holy Sponge (2023), สานฝัน 555/Dream Weaver 555 (2025), She Cries (The Holy Water) (2026)
More info: Panida Petchara
Panida Petchara at IFFR
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She Cries (The Holy Water)
Panida Petchara | 10' | Thailand | World premiere
A cloudy day in the Netherlands occasions a Thai artist’s wistful reverie about her childhood. -
Where Comes Mulan
Tianyi Zheng | 61' | China | World premiere
Lyrical hybrid documentary that transforms Mulan from an overexploited IP into a tragic queer figure. -
Dream Weaver 555
Panida Petchara | 10' | Netherlands | World premiere
An enigmatic amulet promises to make dreams come through in this satirical commentary.