Taiki Sakpisit's '13 Nightmares' Brings Horror and Unease to ShanghART Singapore
Right now, you can check out the '13 Nightmares' exhibition by Thai artist Taiki Sakpisit at ShanghART in Singapore, running until October 4. It kicked off during the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar and features seven photographs along with a video installation. The photos, taken in Thailand from 2024 to 2026, evoke a feeling of unease. Notable works include 'The Seer' (2026), which focuses on a lamp in a Thai temple, and 'Force Majeure' (2026), depicting a ruined Buddhist statue. The video piece, 'Mysterious Semblance at the Strand of Nightmares' (2026), offers disjointed imagery paired with a haunting soundscape. This exhibition explores the fine line between reality and the supernatural, inspired by a personal nightmare, and will be featured in ArtReview Asia's Autumn 2026 issue.
Key facts
- Taiki Sakpisit's exhibition '13 Nightmares' is on view at ShanghART, Singapore, through 4 October.
- The show opened during the seventh month of the Chinese lunar calendar, when the gates of hell are believed to open for spirits to roam the earth.
- The exhibition features seven photographs and a multichannel video installation.
- The photographs were taken between 2024 and 2026, mostly in Thailand.
- 'The Seer' (2026) is an extreme closeup of a lamp in a Thai temple.
- 'Nightwanderers' (2024) is the only color image and depicts bats, with brown stains and a shaft of light.
- 'Force Majeure' (2026) shows a Buddhist sculpture with limbs hacked away and the top half of its face cut off, yet retaining a smile.
- The multichannel video installation is titled 'Mysterious Semblance at the Strand of Nightmares' (2026).
- The show was inspired by Sakpisit being awoken from a nightmare by a phone call from his brother about a family member's death.
- The exhibition is featured in the Autumn 2026 issue of ArtReview Asia.
Entities
Artists
Institutions
- ShanghART
- ArtReview Asia
Locations
- Thailand
- Singapore