Bangkok's BEHIND MY EYES runs until 31 October: reading Hiroka's flowers, floating trees and cats through three paintings

BEHIND MY EYES, by Hiroka Limviphuvadh, runs at River City Bangkok's second-floor Photographers' Gallery until 31 October. The artist turns images appearing in her mind into works of art. A starting point need not be a difficult theory: first look at how colours connect, then at relationships between flowers, animals and plants that depart from everyday proportions. With only a few days remaining, it is an option for readers already in Bangkok who want to add paintings to a riverside itinerary.

Where do the eyes inside a flower hold your attention?

Together (2026), listed in the organiser's Artsy selection, centres on a large flower. Pale purple, white and pink petals surround a reddish centre containing a small, animal-like face. Beneath it, a curved turquoise form with sparkling circular details joins the soft bands of background colour. The flower feels less like a still-life object placed in a vase than a space capable of sheltering life. This is one reading suggested by the image, without assigning the figure a fixed biography or story ending.

Collective (2026) also rearranges plant forms: long yellow flowers, dark red discs and swirling turquoise leaves rise from a translucent-looking vessel, with slender white strands falling around them. The blue background emphasises the warmer flowers, while small bright details around the vessel's base draw the eye downwards again. Comparing the two works reveals how recurring curves, circles and points of light create different rhythms within different compositions.

How do trees and cats rewrite a familiar landscape?

Keepers (2026) uses a horizontal composition. Purple tree canopies and turquoise trunks stand over an orange-yellow ground, with cats peering between the foliage. The lower ends of the trunks do not meet the ground as expected: they hover above elliptical shadows. Butterflies appear both nearby and farther away. Cats, trees and butterflies thus inhabit a setting that need not obey everyday gravity. Watching the shadows and floating trunks before returning to the cats' gazes can reveal more about the composition than immediately assigning a symbol to every motif.

The official exhibition introduction describes a woman and a cat as recurring guides. It connects the work with images arising before sleep, during meditation or in dreams, and with connections that gradually emerge through drawing. This provides a thread through the series without requiring both figures in every painting. Nor should looking at the works be equated with a meditation class or psychological treatment. The images here are digital reproductions of artworks, not installation photographs; screen size and colour cannot replace seeing originals.

How can you plan a visit in the final days?

The exhibition dates are 2–31 October, at Photographers' Gallery on the second floor of River City Bangkok. The venue lists daily opening hours of 10:00–20:00. Its address is 23 Charoen Krung Soi 24, in Bangkok's Talard Noi, Samphanthawong area, telephone +66 2 237 0077. Check the official exhibition page for updates before visiting. General venue hours do not mean that guided activities or an artist appearance run throughout the day.

For a shorter visit, compare Together's single flower, Keepers' horizontal landscape and Collective's plant arrangement. All three move recognisable everyday forms into new relationships, but their visual scales differ. This is a reading route proposed from the images, rather than an organiser-prescribed route through the gallery. Confirm admission conditions, tours and the physical display of particular works with the venue. Prices in an online artwork sales list should never be mistaken for admission charges.