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Michael is a multidisciplinary artist and academic, with expertise spanning dance, performance art, architecture and design, video making, public art, community development, and creative direction. Currently a faculty member at Thammasat University, he has also held teaching positions at Bangkok University and the University of Tasmania, where he completed his PhD at the Spatial Information Architecture Laboratory. Michael’s training in performance includes working with acclaimed choreographers like Min Tanaka, Kazuo Ohno, Ko Murobushi, and Tony Yap. In the realm of video, he has undertaken projects encompassing mental health, drug rehabilitation, art activism, architecture, and multicultural arts. Notably, he has ventured into challenging environments, such as a Sahara Desert refugee camp, a multi-channel video installation exploring Antoni Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia cathedral, and a grassroots hip-hop video in a Johannesburg squatter settlement. Michael’s artistic presentations have been featured at esteemed events worldwide, including the Tokyo Biennale, Bangkok Design Week, and the Melbourne Festival. He has a rich history of creative contributions in Asia, participating in festivals and artist residencies across Malaysia and Indonesia, and co-founding the Buffalo Field Festival in Bangkok.
Interdisciplinary approaches in art, design, urbanism, and digital media; community development and socially engaged creative practices; cross-cultural collaboration and decolonial perspectives on globalisation; philosophical and practice-based approaches to ecology and sustainability
Doctor of Philosophy, Architecture | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia | 2013 |
Master of Arts, Media Production | University of Technology Sydney, Australia | 2005 |
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Film | University of Canterbury, New Zealand | 1994 |
At the School of Global Studies' graduate programs we are always on the search for talented individuals to join our vibrant community.
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