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Eternal [Kalpa]

29 November 2025 - 30 April 2026, Phuket

In this age of "polycrisis", a competitive and violent economic system is sapping human empathy and degrading the non-human world. Eternal [Kalpa] is a call to suspend its rational, linear time, which we find so hard to share, in favour of one that creates and enables, a time that embraces other times. The concept invokes a Hindu notion of time: one day in the life of the Creator-God, Brahma-4,320,000,000 human years-until Shiva destroyed that creation with the fire of the Kalpa. One Kalpa is the duration of Brahma's light; when that world is destroyed, darkness falls, until a new world is created at dawn.

Eternal [Kalpa] is that liquid evening moment when sun and sky, and the sea, their gigantic mirror, flood the eve with colour before yielding to the darkness. Taking cues from the natural world, diverse tempos are introduced by streams of artistic research and dialogue across many creative fields. Multisensory and polyrhythmic, the Biennale is a prompt, an invitation to dwell in this more mindful, more accommodating time.

—Arin Rungjang, David Teh, Hera Chan, Marisa Phandharakrajadej

Thailand Biennale

The itinerant Thailand Biennale was initiated to decentralise contemporary art in Thailand and engage new audiences, revitalising and reimagining provincial destinations for visitors and locals alike. After the inaugural biennale in Krabi (2018) and a second in Korat (2021), its third edition took place in Chiang Rai (2023) in the country's north. Thailand Biennale Phuket will be the fourth exhibition in the series, organised by Thailand's Office of Contemporary Art and Culture in partnership with the provincial government of Phuket.

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Hotels

Stay in Phuket Old Town to get the most out of the Biennale or close by in the Panwa area, where there are numerous resorts. Below are some suggestions ranked from most affordable to most luxurious.

• Momentary Coffee & Host-tell : Phuket Old Town
  56/3,4, Downtown Market, Ranong, Talat Nuea, Mueang Phuket District, Phuket 83000
• Pearl Hotel Phuket
  42 Montri Rd, Tambon Talat Yai, Mueang Phuket District, Phuket 83000
• Blu Monkey Boutique Phuket Town
  53 Phangnga Rd, Talat Yai, Mueang Phuket District, Phuket 83000, Thailand
• Royal Phuket City Hotel
  154 Phangnga Rd, Tambon Talat Yai, Mueang Phuket District, Phuket 83000
• Arco Hotel Phuket Town
  3, 51 Soi Talingchan, Talat Yai, Mueang Phuket District, Phuket 83000
• Hotel Verdigris
  154 Yaowarad Rd, Tambon Talat Yai, Mueang Phuket District, Phuket 83000
• Courtyard by Marriott Phuket Town
  1 Soi Surin, Talad Yai, Mueang Phuket District, Phuket 83000
• Pullman Phuket Panwa Beach Resort
  44 5 Sakdidesh Rd Wichit, Muang Phuket 83000
• Amatara Welleisure Resort
  84, Moo 8, Sakdidej Road Vichit Muang Phuket 83000
• Sri Panwa Phuket Luxury Pool Villa Hotel
  88 Village No. 8, Sakdidet Road, Wichit, Mueang Phuket District, Phuket 83000

Chuan Chim

local restaurant

37/3 Montri Rd, Tambon Talat Yai, Mueang Phuket District

Located right across the street from Pearl Theater venue.

Yoy Pochana Restaurant

local restaurant

V9MP+XP4, Krabi, Talat Nuea, Mueang Phuket District

Kopitiam by Wilai

Peranakan restaurant

18 Thalang Rd, Tambon Talat Yai, Mueang Phuket District

Momentary Coffee & Host-tell : Phuket Old Town

café

56/3,4, Downtown Market, Ranong, Talat Nuea, Mueang Phuket District

Run by our Biennale local coordinator Jint, please say hello!

TOH DAENG at Phuket old town

97 Dibuk Rd, Talat Nuea, Mueang Phuket District

Peranakan restaurant with a twist

Ko Ang Seafood

local restaurant

226 หมู่ 2 Phuket Rd, Tambon Talat Yai, Mueang Phuket District

Raya Restaurant

local restaurant

48/1 Dibuk Rd, Tambon Talat Yai, Mueang Phuket District

The owner of the restaurant sources local ingredients from the market herself everyday, and is featured in Supitcha Tovivich’s work.

Tunk-ka Cafe

local restaurant with beautiful hill top view

Khosimbi Road Tambon Wichit, Mueang Phuket District

Located next to Ibrahim Mahama’s outdoor installation.

Khanom Jeen Saphan Hin

local crab curry restaurant

66 2 Phuket Rd, Talat Yai, Mueang Phuket District

Located across the street from 4000 Seat Municipal Gymnasium venue and Saphan Hin Park and Mangrove Walkway.

Rawai Seafood Market

outdoor restaurant

Wiset Rd, Rawai, Mueang Phuket District

Located near by Nolan Oswald Dennis’s installation at Prompthep Cape, which is also the perfect spot to catch the sunset.

Mor Mu Dong Restaurant

local seafood restaurant

R9VC+6R Chalong, Mueang Phuket District

WHITE ORANGE RED - WINE BAR

wine bar and bistro

Soi Phisai Sapphakit, Talat Nuea, Amphoe Mueang

BARBANSAN

bar and bistro

56, 1 Soi Phisai Sapphakit, Talat Nuea, Mueang Phuket District

Host of Sala: Instant Kalpa, curated by Juan Pablo Garcia Sossa and Merv Espina.

The Fool Speakeasy

cocktail bar

29 Chanacharoen Rd, Tambon Talat Yai, Mueang Phuket District

ASTERISK ESPRESSO

café

74 15-20 Phoonpon Rd, Tambon Talat Nuea, Mueang Phuket District

Located next to Poon Phol Night Plaza venue.

Slumberland brunch n beans

café and bistro

21 Tambon Talat Nuea, Mueang Phuket District

Located next to Yi Teng Complex venue.

Khrua Jongjit

local restaurant

9 1 Vichitsongkram Rd, Kathu, Kathu District

Located across the street from The First House of Luang Amnat.

About The Biennale

Activating a range of historic, post-industrial and civic venues, and Phuket’s stunning natural environments, over 50 new commissions are being shown in partnership with art institutions, government agencies and private foundations from around the world.

Timekeepers

Timekeepers are holders of knowledge who give rhythm and definition to the immense complexity of the word ‘kalpa’. The work of these cultural practitioners is represented in the Biennale exhibition or through live activations. The featured artists include Jirapat Angsumalee, Likit LaLaeng, Somchok Pramongkit, and Takahashi Yuji.

Timepieces

The Timepieces are works of contemporary art set within Phuket’s natural or built environment that amplify the rhythms of life, change, and decay. Registering traces of visitation and use, these works ‘keep time’ not as a linear accumulation, but as overlapping frequencies of past, present, and imagined futures. The Timepieces occupy sites shared by human and non-human actors, including Khao Rang Viewpoint, Promthep Cape, Saphan Hin Park and mangrove walkway, and the former public market 3 of Yi Teng Complex.

Uniforms

TOQA designed 120 uniform sets for docents, curators, management, and installation teams, forming a shared and functional visual vocabulary rooted in Phuket identities and designed for the cultural worker. Developed and workshopped between studios in Phuket and Manila, the uniforms merge Ying Batik’s 100% hand-painted techniques with TOQA’s sport-resort sensibilities.
The textiles feature a Phuket fruits motif—pineapple, mangosteen, durian, and rambutan—linking local specificity with familiar Southeast Asian food cultures, while the fisherman pants draw inspiration from the practical, sculptural folding of banana leaves, translated into a modular silhouette. You can spot our docents wearing them in exhibition venues.

Artists by Venue

Shuttle buses

Operate for free between venues and Sala sites

Service Hours: 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM

Day 1: Phuket Old Town

• Arrive to Pearl Theater by 10:30
• Pearl Bowl
• Former Bangkok Bank of Commerce
• Lunch
• Baan Turtle
• Bége
• Yi Teng Complex
• Finish viewing Poon Phol Night Plaza by 18:30
• Saphan Hin Mangrove Forest for Eiji Sumi installation (after 18:30-22:00)
• Khao Rang Viewpoint (visible at night, Ibrahim outdoor work)
• Dinner suggestion: Tunk-ka Cafe close to Khao Rang or Ko Ang local seafood in town or Toh Daeng or Raya

Day 2:

• Arrive to Liquor Distillery, Excise Department by 10:30
• San Chao Kathu Shrine
• Walk over 2 minutes to First House of Luang Amnat
• Drive to Chao Fah Power Station
• Lunch close to Saphan Hin Park
• Saphan Hin Park daytime (2 outdoor works)
• 4000 Seat Municipal Gymnasium
• DC Phuket Town
• Phuket Contemporary Art Gallery
• Jui Tui Shrine
• Finish viewing Mellow Pillow Hotel by 18:30
• Drive south to Promthep Cape for Nolan Oswald Dennis work
• Seafood dinner at Rawai Seafood Market or Mor Mu Dong

Day 1: Phuket Old Town

• Arrive to Pearl Theater by 10:30
• Pearl Bowl
• Lunch in Old Town
• Former Bangkok Bank of Commerce
• Baan Turtle
• Bége
• Visit Sala: Instant Kalpa(s), curated by Juan Pablo García Sossa and Merv Espina Everyday except Tuesday, 17:00-23:00
  56, 1 Soi Phisai Sapphakit, Talat Nuea, Mueang Phuket District
• Jui Tui Shrine
• Saphan Hin Mangrove Forest for Eiji Sumi installation (after 18:30-22:00)
• Dinner

Day 2:

• Arrive to Liquor Distillery, Excise Department by 10:30
• San Chao Kathu Shrine
• Walk over 2 minutes to The First House of Luang Amnat
• Lunch at Khrua Jongjit at 12:30
• Drive to Chao Fah Power Station by 14:00
• Saphan Hin Park daytime (2 outdoor works)
• 4000 Seat Municipal Gymnasium
• Drive south to Promthep Cape for Nolan Oswald Dennis work and to catch sunset view
• Seafood dinner at Rawai Seafood Market or Mor Mu Dong

Day 3:

• Arrive to Yi Teng Complex after lunch by 14:00
• Mellow Pillow Hotel
• DC Phuket Town
• Phuket Contemporary Art Gallery
• Finish viewing Poon Phol Night Plaza by 18:30
• Visit Sala: In Nobody's Service, curated by un.thail.led Thursday to Sunday, 13:00-18:00
  85 Phoonpon Rd, Tambon Talat Nuea, Amphoe Mueang Phuket, Chang Wat Phuket 83000, Thailand
• Khao Rang Viewpoint (visible at night, Ibrahim outdoor work)
• Dinner suggestion: Tunk-ka Cafe next to Khao Rang