Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya : What we hold in time’s tender keeping

Drawing from her Thai roots and ancestral artisanal traditions, Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya’s Sun Porch installation What we hold in time’s tender keeping weaves a narrative of migration, rebirth and symbiosis in the form of a suspended canopy of intricately knotted and braided fibers. Meditating on the bonds between the human spirit and elements of the earth, the installation manifests as a cascading tapestry sculpted to evoke the silhouette of a Thai spirit house that honors the spiritual and ancestral realm while exploring themes of grounding, transience and regeneration. Within this verdant grove, What we hold in time’s tender keeping invites viewers to immerse themselves in the cyclical rhythms of the natural world, to reflect on our innate capacity for renewal, and to embrace the nourishing power of ancestral rootedness—a sublime alchemy of physical and spiritual realms.  

Organized by Curator of Visual Arts Rachel Raphaela Gugelberger, the Sunroom Project Space is an open call opportunity for New York-area artists to develop and exhibit a site-specific project as a solo exhibition. The 2025 applications were reviewed by a panel of arts professionals including Jordany Genao, a Dominican interdisciplinary artist and educator; Nicolás Dumit Estévez Raful Espejo Ovalles Morel, an artist whose practice unfolds performatively through creative experiences within the quotidian, and the founding director of The Interior Beauty Salon, an organism at the intersection of creativity and healing; and Gugelberger.