In this series, Insawang draws on vivid recollections of landscapes from his childhood, using imagery of mountains as a symbolic and emotional anchor. These places, etched into memory, become entry points for meditative explorations of perception and existence. The mountain is reimagined as a mutable form — shifting in appearance yet constant in presence — echoing the artist’s view of the body as a landscape that unfolds over time and space.
Charcoal powder, the primary medium in this series, underscores the themes of impermanence and transformation. Its fragile, elemental quality serves as a metaphor for the human condition, emphasizing the body’s inextricable link to nature and time. Insawang’s method involves spontaneous mark-making that emerges from a state of focused contemplation, allowing instinct and emotion to guide the creative process.
Through these works, the artist offers a deeply personal visual language that transcends literal representation. His paintings invite viewers into a quiet space of reflection — one that resonates with uncertainty, yet holds space for presence and awareness amid the flux of contemporary life.
Mountains of Awareness reflects Insawang’s continued interest in dissolving the boundaries between body, memory, and landscape, revealing inner truths through a process of observation, release, and transformation.
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