On Cunts and Cocks

Under the Veil

8 January 2016

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Sex Art Utopia of Khun Somchai

Somchai was a self-taught artist of Cambodian or Hmong origin who lived in Koh Mak in the pre-tourist era. He created numerous sculptures (mostly of erotic nature) that are scattered throughout the island and concentrated in a sculpture garden adjacent to his home in Ao Suan Yai on the west side of Koh Mak. The sculpture garden, called The Kingdom of Somchai’s Affection, is a “surreal collection of sculptures, in a papiermâché-like style, of naked women. These figures are posed as tables, as water spouts, as chairs or just standing, bending and kneeling, with nothing left to the imagination.” The visionary environment consisting of ready and wlling females is an impressive example of creative wish-fulfilment and a bright specimen of outsider art – inspiring for some and repulsing for others.

Woman with a Broom

I stumbled upon this sculptural group at Koh Mak temple. The woman with a broom struck me. I haven’t seen many images of women in Buddhist wats (apart of apsaras and devatas, who play a rather decorative role, or Mahayana deities such as Guan Yin, or numerous female figures in the narratives about the life of the Buddha). And although I’ve seen a lot of sweeping and cleaning at the Buddhist monasteries, I’ve never seen a sculpture of a sweeping woman in any of them.

Koh Mak School

Energy Park: Recycling

Electric Power in the Age of Mobile Thechnologies

Koh Mak Police

A hammock and a stationary bike in front of the police station suggest that there is no much crime on the island.

Koh Mak