In 2010, there was a protest by the Red Shirts, or United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), to oust the government from the coup d'etat that occurred in 2006 in Thailand. At the protest, the rally was dispersed by armed soldiers, causing a large number of injuries and deaths.

‘Kongkraphan’—meaning invulnerable—was made to present the forgotten voices and sounds of unjustified wrath. The sound used was taken from the video clips recorded by the demonstrators from the actual incidents. All video and audio clips are testimonies used in court proceedings to find the culprit at the time, so as to reveal the truth and restore justice to the deceased demonstrators. It's a mix of Noise music: the confusion and sadness occurring at the protesting sites, the rhythm that shakes the nerves, the rhythm of intense rage. ‘Kongkraphan’ is the name of a type of Thai talisman that gives the power to be invincible. In this work, the term stands for the ideology and battle of the people in the protest that has never faded. It’s still invulnerable, passing down the philosophy from generation to generation until today. There are eight tracks with titles taken from the date of the protest events and arranged chronologically according to the time span of the incident.

Pisitakun presents the sonic and visual complexity and turbulence of these protests in a surround sound AV performance.

Pisitakun Kuantalaeng is currently a fellow of the DAAD Artists-in-Berlin Program.