CAVERNES Bangkok has announced Every Version of Me(n), a temporary art exhibition centred on Huit Saisons d’un Homme, or Eight Seasons of a Man. The series uses eight compositions conceived around mirrors to explore the body, identity and wellbeing across a man’s life. A space at the centre of each work is reserved for the visitor’s reflection, turning the person looking into part of the portrait.
The exhibition is planned to follow Galleries’ Night Bangkok. Its opening and closing dates, exhibition visiting hours and admission arrangements have not yet been announced. This is a preview of the works and their themes; contact CAVERNES before planning a visit specifically for the exhibition.
Eight mirrors and a changing portrait
The visual action happens at the edges. Anatomical fragments, hands, crowns, plants and handwritten marks surround an open area that a reflected face and body can occupy. Ivory, ochre, red, cobalt and turquoise recur across the sequence, giving the eight stages a shared vocabulary while allowing each to develop a different mood.
A changing life line also connects the works: its movement shifts from a gentle wave to loops, a zigzag and other rhythms before opening into scattered points. The ages attached to the works belong to the exhibition’s artistic framework. They offer a way to follow its story, rather than a timetable that every visitor must recognise in their own life.
1. Le Toucher — Touch
The opening work returns to the first year of life and the experience of being held. Two protective hands curve around the centre, accompanied by fingerprints and a solar crown. Touch becomes the starting point for a relationship with the world, before speech or a settled sense of identity. The soft movement of the life line supports this emphasis on early connection.
2. Le Jeu — Play
Childhood brings a denser field of possibilities. A spinning top, hopscotch, a ball and a rocket suggest experiment and movement, with cobalt and yellow giving the work its lively register. A comb places the imagery in conversation with the barbershop setting. The looping line recalls a skipping rope: a simple gesture through which play becomes a way of discovering the body.
3. La Métamorphose — Metamorphosis
Adolescence appears through fragments and interruptions. A skeleton, wing, divided crowns and crossed-out words frame the centre, while red, blue and ivory sharpen the contrast. The nervous zigzag carries the tension of a changing identity. A visitor’s reflected face would sit within these unsettled marks, bringing personal memories of transition into contact with the composition.
4. L’Élan — Momentum
The season associated with twenty turns towards forward movement. A leg, heart, arrows and crowned sun are joined by a broad blue wave. The imagery gives ambition and physical energy a visible direction, without specifying where that direction must lead. The central opening leaves space for the viewer to consider their own relationship with possibility, desire and choosing a path.
5. Les Fondations — Foundations
At thirty, the series adopts an architectural language. Pillars, beams, a staircase and a key suggest the structures through which a life takes shape. Roots connect those structures with earlier experience, while a hand brings attention back to practical gestures. Ochre and earthy red help distinguish this stage of responsibility and construction from the speed of the preceding work.
6. La Pause — The Pause
The work associated with forty makes slowing down a subject in its own right. Lungs, leaves, a cup and broad circles introduce breathing and recovery. The crossed-out word “vite”, meaning quickly, makes the change of pace explicit. Turquoise and ivory create a quieter field around the centre, giving rest a place alongside the sequence’s images of growth and action.
7. La Transmission — Passing It On
For the years fifty to sixty, the focus shifts towards what people pass on. A tree with branches becoming hands connects roots, leaves and seeds; a comb recalls the transmission of practical knowledge. The composition links care with skills, memories and experience. Its branching structure offers a way to think about relationships extending beyond one individual life.
8. La Sérénité — Serenity
The final work looks towards seventy and beyond through open arcs, constellations, a feather and a tree. Its gestures echo the protective hands of the first season, creating a connection between the beginning and end of the sequence. Ivory and golden ochre give the composition a lighter rhythm, while the life line disperses towards the edge rather than closing into a fixed boundary.
Planning a visit to CAVERNES
CAVERNES is at 15/1 Thanon Yen Akat, Chong Nonsi, Yan Nawa, Bangkok 10120. The venue’s general business hours should not be treated as confirmed exhibition hours. Check the specific visiting arrangements with the team, particularly if you are travelling for the installation. The announcement does not establish a ticket price or a free-entry policy for this temporary exhibition.
Read the official CAVERNES exhibition announcement for the complete presentation of the eight works. For opening dates and access enquiries, use the CAVERNES contact page or call +66 95 732 7799.
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