TARS Unlimited presents "The Void", a solo exhibition by Warot Jarusirikul.
“The Void” here refers to a threshold within the mind, akin to standing on the edge of a cliff, where one must decide how to move forward. It is a state of suspension, hovering between what remains and what has already begun to fade. The atmosphere holds tension and pressure between time, memory, and emotions, dissolving yet leaving behind fragile traces. A single decision may cause fractures or loss.
Yet this void is also the foundation of human emotions that everyone must encounter. The fear of loss does not end there. Destruction is not only an act of erasure, but also the first step in opening the way toward an unfamiliar path. In this sense, the void becomes a force of action, a propulsion toward what is yet to come.
Warot Jarusirikul’s practice often uses his own existence as a lens for exploring the human anatomy and psyche, illustrating the darker, hidden aspects of human nature. A question sometimes lingers in his mind: “Should the darker side of human nature be revealed, or be kept hidden?” By turning the gaze inward, the artist uses himself as the reflection of human example, avoiding the assumption that everyone shares the same hidden flaws, making the work a deeply personal yet universally resonant reflection.
Having long been fascinated by the connection between the human mind and body, Warot Jarusirikul continues to explore the intertwined realms of the psyche, anatomy, consciousness, and the elusive inner darkness of humanity. His work often emerges from daily life and pivotal moments, which he reimagines as ambiguous, organic forms and figures. From it, he examines the unspoken darkness within and its deep ties to human emotion, the hidden aspects that society often keeps unseen. His fascination with anatomy is not merely a study of the scientific truth of the body, but also reflects humanity’s attempt to understand the hidden drives within; anatomy becomes both a space of knowledge and imagination, where the body reveals its ties to desire, memory, and repression. This exploration connects to the twentieth-century Surrealist framework, in which the body, as a field of desire and fear, produced images that merged anatomical reality with dreamlike logic, becoming a representation of the unconscious where memory, longing, and repression were reconfigured into new forms. Beauty and dread thus coexist within a body reinterpreted and reconstructed, no longer viewed solely as flesh but as a site of transformation and imagination.
The internal organs of the body serve as vessels that contain desire, memory, and suppressed experiences. Their shapes shift under the influence of experience, thought, and emotion, reconstructed into strange tissues. In another sense, the body’s organs reveal the traces of psychological states, situated in a liminal space of transformation, which are translated into anatomical forms. They carry a surreal quality, floating in a dream yet instilling unease at the same time.
In these new artworks, cool tones dominate the canvas, evoking a sense of being caught in the in-between with unease and an awareness of impermanence, mixed with the helplessness of not knowing what lies ahead. At the same time, it invites the viewers to witness the beauty that comes with the change and transformation of memories.