SHASHIN NO EN
Photos are not just a tool for recording memories; they are also the beginning of encounters, exchanges, and connections between people from different cultures. Every sight can be the beginning of a new relationship.
Photography exhibit
Relationship ~ image 「SHASHIN NO EN」
Lanna × Kanto
Photos are not just a tool for recording memories; they are also the beginning of encounters, exchanges, and connections between people from different cultures.
Every sight can be the beginning of a new relationship.
SHASHIN NO EN is a collaborative photography exhibition between the Faculty of Fine Arts, Chiang Mai University, and Tokyo Polytechnic University Photography Program, Japan.
The word "EN" (縁), meaning meaningful connection, merges with the word photograph "Shashin" (写真) to reflect the role of the photograph as a medium that connects people, places, experiences.
More than 30 collections of faculty, staff, and students from Thailand and Japan share diverse perspectives on contemporary cultures, identities, lifestyles, and landscapes, allowing viewers to explore and learn together how imagery, as a memoir, as a conversation, as a bridge between different people or societies.
SHASHIN NO EN
@ CMU Art Centre ^ 16 - 27 July 2026
* Opening Celemony 16 July 2026 🍙🍶 15.30 - 16.30
* * You're Invited to the Photography Exhibition * *
* * * SHASHIN NO EN: Lanna × Kanto * * *
Photography is more than a medium for recording memories. It is a starting point for encounters, dialogue, and meaningful connections between people from different cultures.
Every gaze has the potential to become the beginning of a new connection.
SHASHIN NO EN is a collaborative photography exhibition presented by the Creative Photography Program, Faculty of Fine Arts, Chiang Mai University and the Department of Photography, Tokyo Polytechnic University, Japan.
The exhibition title combines the Japanese word "EN" (縁) — meaning connection, encounter, or meaningful relationship-with "Shashin" (写真), meaning photography.
Together, they express the idea of photography as a medium that connects people, places, and shared experiences across cultural boundaries.
Featuring more than 30 photographic projects by faculty members, staff, and students from Thailand and Japan, the exhibition presents diverse perspectives on culture, identity, everyday life, and contemporary landscapes.
Through these works, visitors are invited to explore how photography can function not only as a record or a memory, but also as a conversation, a bridge between communities, and a catalyst for new relationships across different societies.
CMU X TPU COLAB-PROJECT
Direct and Curated by
Prof. Ryota Katsukura
Asst. Prof. Gun Ketwech
Prang Silpakit, PhD
Relationship ~ image 「SHASHIN NO EN」
Lanna × Kanto
Photos are not just a tool for recording memories; they are also the beginning of encounters, exchanges, and connections between people from different cultures.
Every sight can be the beginning of a new relationship.
SHASHIN NO EN is a collaborative photography exhibition between the Faculty of Fine Arts, Chiang Mai University, and Tokyo Polytechnic University Photography Program, Japan.
The word "EN" (縁), meaning meaningful connection, merges with the word photograph "Shashin" (写真) to reflect the role of the photograph as a medium that connects people, places, experiences.
More than 30 collections of faculty, staff, and students from Thailand and Japan share diverse perspectives on contemporary cultures, identities, lifestyles, and landscapes, allowing viewers to explore and learn together how imagery, as a memoir, as a conversation, as a bridge between different people or societies.
SHASHIN NO EN
@ CMU Art Centre ^ 16 - 27 July 2026
* Opening Celemony 16 July 2026 🍙🍶 15.30 - 16.30
* * You're Invited to the Photography Exhibition * *
* * * SHASHIN NO EN: Lanna × Kanto * * *
Photography is more than a medium for recording memories. It is a starting point for encounters, dialogue, and meaningful connections between people from different cultures.
Every gaze has the potential to become the beginning of a new connection.
SHASHIN NO EN is a collaborative photography exhibition presented by the Creative Photography Program, Faculty of Fine Arts, Chiang Mai University and the Department of Photography, Tokyo Polytechnic University, Japan.
The exhibition title combines the Japanese word "EN" (縁) — meaning connection, encounter, or meaningful relationship-with "Shashin" (写真), meaning photography.
Together, they express the idea of photography as a medium that connects people, places, and shared experiences across cultural boundaries.
Featuring more than 30 photographic projects by faculty members, staff, and students from Thailand and Japan, the exhibition presents diverse perspectives on culture, identity, everyday life, and contemporary landscapes.
Through these works, visitors are invited to explore how photography can function not only as a record or a memory, but also as a conversation, a bridge between communities, and a catalyst for new relationships across different societies.
CMU X TPU COLAB-PROJECT
Direct and Curated by
Prof. Ryota Katsukura
Asst. Prof. Gun Ketwech
Prang Silpakit, PhD