som's other worlds@reality

6-27 February 2011

Discover Chiangmai’s old good days through Mr.Boonserm Satrabhaya’s photography. It is a great chance to see old photos of Lanna culture,lifestyle, tradition, streets and houses which Mr.Boonserm has photographed and collected for a long time. There will be also photos
of other photographers, as well as photos of old streets in Asia. The exhibition will be held at the former Sriprakard Hotel, which is more than 100 years old, and will be destroyed in the near future.
Exhibiting old photos of Chiangmai at the old hotel makes us think of the radical changes of the city, and the importance of saving the beautiful old rows of houses. photo, Old Chiang Mai

Location：
Former Sriprakard Hotel
35 Chiangmai-Lamphun Road, T.Watgate Chiangmai (near Nawarat Bridge)
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Date
6-27 February 2011 10:00~16:00 (Opening on 6 Feb. 16:00～)

About Boonserm Satrabhaya
Born in 1929. He started learning photography when he was 12 years old. In 1958, he worked for King Bhumibol as a photographer when he came to Chiangmai at first time. In 1960, he became a journalist of Khon Mueng Newspaper, and received the Best National Feature Prize of the Year in 1982. He has also been an editor of Thai News Newspaper for 8 years.


Sriprakard Hotel
This old wood house was built more than 100 years ago. It was a house of Mr.Seemor Wichai, who was the first local person to go to America.This building was once used as a house, zoo, kindergarten, printing company, clinic, etc., but after Mr.Seemor died, Mr.Sriprakard, the former mayor, took over and used it as a hotel. It was one of the
famous 5 star hotels about 50-60 years ago. The hotel has been closed more than 10 years, and the decay is so bad that it is difficult to save it. Let’s visit the hotel and think what we can do to make the better Chaingmai before it is too late.

Contact
mail@chaocnx.com
Organized by “Chao” Japanese Newspaper (Bridge International Foundation)