Ghost 2568 Triennale in Bangkok Confronts Urban Memory and Resistance
The third Ghost triennale, titled 'Wish We Were Here,' occurred in Bangkok from October 15 to November 16, 2025, under the curation of Amal Khalaf. Centered on the Chao Phraya River, the festival served as a representation of historical memory and urban resistance. Highlights included Tanat Teeradakorn's CAPITAL COMPLEX (2025) at the Bangkok Arts and Culture Centre and Komtouch Napattaloong's video, These Laticifers Keep Bleeding... (2025), showcased at the Jim Thompson Art Center. Tarini Graham's holding the world between (2025) was displayed at Baan Thewes, while Jeanne Penjan Lassus presented her film a jewel in the mud (2025), featuring river artifacts. The event included international artists and was notably impacted by flooding at Baan Thewes, echoing Khalaf's theme of reclamation.
Key facts
- Ghost 2568: Wish We Were Here ran from October 15 to November 16, 2025 in Bangkok.
- Curator Amal Khalaf framed the triennale around the Chao Phraya River as a central metaphor.
- The event was the third and final iteration of Ghost, initiated in 2018 by Korakrit Arunanondchai and Akapol Sudasna.
- Venues included Dib26 project space, Bangkok Arts and Culture Centre (BACC), Jim Thompson Art Center, Baan Thewes, 469 Phra Sumen Road, and Min Sen Machinery.
- The Chao Phraya River flooded the grounds of Baan Thewes multiple times during the triennale.
- Previous curator Christina Li organized the section 'Ghost: Bodies Dispossessed,' featuring returning artists and planned for Amsterdam.
- The triennale's 'Hosts' collective presented a version of Raqs Media Collective's 18 Personae (2025).
- Writer Christopher Whitfield, based in Taipei, authored the source article.
Entities
Artists
- Amal Khalaf
- Tanat Teeradakorn
- Komtouch Napattaloong
- Kaisa Saarinen
- Bart Seng Wen Long
- Tarini Graham
- Rosalia Namsai Engchuan
- The Sound Nutritionist
- Thairat Lim
- EMJA
- Saeng-Fah
- Jeanne Penjan Lassus
- Korakrit Arunanondchai
- Akapol Sudasna
- Mekh Limbu
- Bhenji Ra
- Koki Tanaka
- Orawan Arunrak
- Christina Li
- Jittarin Wuthiphan
- Christopher Whitfield
Institutions
- Ghost
- Bangkok Arts and Culture Centre (BACC)
- Jim Thompson Art Center
- Chao Mai Community Enterprise
- Raqs Media Collective
Locations
- Bangkok
- Thailand
- Ayutthaya
- Chao Phraya River
- 469 Phra Sumen Road
- Kathmandu
- Nepal
- Sulu archipelago
- Sabah
- Philippines
- Gaza
- Amsterdam
- Taipei
- Teochew Cemetery