Table of Contents
Preface Alex Kerr 7
Introduction 9
New Realities 13
Photographing Found Art 17
Street 18
Dinner on a Stick 20
Drink in a Bag 24
Tiny Pink Tissues 28
Sugar 30
Insect Snacks 33
Vendors 36
Soi Animals 42
Longtail Boats & Barges 45
Motorcycle Taxi Jackets 50
Tuk-tuk 54
Truck & Bus Art 58
Fairy Lights & Neon Tubes 62
Greco-Roman Architecture 66
Gates & Grilles 70
Security Guards 73
Blind Bands 76
Blue Pipes & Tangled Wires 80
Trash Recyclers 84
Personal 88
Uniforms 90
Hi-So 96
Nicknames & Namecards 100
Female Grooming 102
Male Grooming 107
Katoey, Gay & Tom-Dee 112
Sniff Kiss 118
Massage 120
Inhalers 124
Alphabet Tables 126
Cute 129
Poodle Bushes 133
Potted Gardens 136
Furniture for Fun 141
Village Home Decor 146
Urban Thai Dream 151
Ritual 156
Royal Portraits 158
Day Colours 162
Garuda 166
Monk Baskets 169
Amulet Collectors 172
Taxi Altars 177
Magical Tattoos 182
Palad Khik 188
Trade Talismans 192
Nang Kwak 197
Lucky Number 9 200
Fortune Tellers 203
Mediums & Shamans 208
Ghost Stories 214
Modern Shrines 219
Sanuk 224
Temple Fairs 226
Festivals 232
Muay Thai 237
Animal Contests 242
Gambling 245
Beauty Queens 248
Soap Operas 253
Multi-Purpose Celebrities 258
Comedy Cafes 262
Sanuk-on-Sea 266
Yaa Dong 270
Energy Drinks 274
Whisky Mixers & Beer Towers 277
Songs For Life 282
Luuk Thung & Mor Lam 285
T-Pop Goes Indy 290
Thainess 296
Thai Thai 298
Vernacular Design 304
Afterword Pracha Suveeranont 308
Acknowledgements & Sources 312
Index & Glossary 316
