ANNELIESE ILIC

Section 112, 2022

cast plaster and watercolour various measurements

Section 112 of Thailand’s Criminal Code refers to a law that makes it illegal to defame, insult or threaten members of the royal family. At a recent Bangkok rally demanding political reforms, one of the movement leaders held up the three-finger salute as a symbol of resistance and liberty.

This artwork comments on the collective trauma of peaceful activists who have faced arbitrary arrest, harassment, and criminal prosecution while standing against the nation’s deepening repression of rights. Created out of castings of my own hands, the fractured and imperfect plaster hands represent the persistence of the courageous protestors.