Atypical Love is a myriad of memories from a point in time. They confront a set of beliefs, bringing to light the relationship between love and delusion. By re-creating a cluster of memories, it forces the viewer to confront concealment and secrecy. As Erving Goffman once spoke of Information Control, “The stigma and the effort to conceal it or remedy it become 'fixed' as part of personal identity.” This very misinterpretation of the self often leads to a non-ideal form of love, otherwise known to the artist as Atypical Love.
Cattleya Jaruthavee is a British/Thai photographer and writer based in Bangkok. Her work focuses on socio-economic/political disparities occurring in the world. Cattleya graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from the University of Bristol and a Master of Arts in Photojournalism from the University of Westminster in the United Kingdom. Cattleya’s work has been exhibited in London, Bangkok, Yangon and Phnom Penh. Her recently published book, Unstable Grounds: Burmese Migrant Children in Thailand, examines the place of Burmese migrant children in Thailand’s bureaucratic structure. As well as having several ongoing photographic projects, she is also an activist.
Awards Exhibition - ‘From Peace to Power: Women in the Restive South, Photography Exhibition & Talks’
Work on Thailand’s Deep South exhibited in collaboration with Oxfam at Central World, Bangkok, Thailand
Solo Exhibition - ‘Atypical Love’ (December 2012 - January 2013)
RMA Institute, Bangkok, Thailand
Exhibition - ‘Thai Trends‘ (August 2012)
Bangkok Art and Cultural Center, Bangkok, Thailand
Exhibition - ‘Water & Empathy’ (December 2011)
Bangkok Art and Cultural Center, Bangkok, Thailand
Exhibition - ‘Diamond Island’ (November 2011)
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Solo Exhibition - ‘Lonely Land’ (May 2011)
The Pikture Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
Exhibition (projections) - ‘Uniform Culture’ (2011)
Yangon Photo Festival, Yangon, Myanmar
Exhibition - ‘Dear Dad’ (December 2009)
Office of Educational Affairs, Royal Thai Embassy, London, U.K.
Exhibition - ‘Off the Page’ (September 2009)
University of Westminster, London, U.K.
