the work submitted by preecha raksorn within the spirit atlas exhibition tells of the movement away from normality. the artist speaks of this condition in himself through the work ‘high and dry’, told through faces showing an assortment of emotions and the brush strokes developed on traditional techniques. once preecha steps back from his own internal narrative to speak to those around him through the works ‘summer, ode to my family 2’ and ‘i just call to say “i miss you”’, these existences instead become striking in their exuberance, an utter transformation of techniques which have been inspired by japanese manga. but despite these differences in technique, each of preecha’s works share a commonality, being reflections of the mind and identity of the artist and the intentions he expresses through his role as an observer.