Alain Soldeville
Photographer
Bangkok
2003 – 2018
Alain Soldeville documents the ways in which Thailand is being altered while undergoing the transformation from a nation based on traditional values – monarchy, religion – to a modern, globalised country. His photographs show empty streets, devoid of life, glossy high fashion advertisements, ramshackle buildings and brand new shopping malls; they capture the incongruous, the strange juxtapositions in the urban landscape of Bangkok.
Extract of an article by Oliver John : “Caught between tradition and modernity“.