Interview with Jai Arun Ravine

Waves Breaking

Jai Arun Ravine talks to me about their newest book, The Romance of Siam, just released from Timeless, Infinite Light. We talk about their use of humor in critiquing orientalism, the tourist industry in Thailand, and their process as an interdisciplinary artist.

The sound of waves breaking is "Once in a Lifetime," the theme song for Thailand's tourism campaign.

Jai’s website: http://jaiarunravine.com/

The Romance of Siam: http://timelessinfinitelight.com/collections/frontpage/products/romance-of-siam

Jai’s performance piece from 2010, “TOMBOIGATOEYMANGO”: https://vimeo.com/15429089

Once in a Lifetime Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5_zFBH4wqU

Ambient Asian Space: noodlecroons.tumblr.com

Jo Ann Wasserman’s book of sestinas, “The Escape”: http://www.futurepoem.com/books/the-escape

Gabriel Ojeda-Sague & Jai Arun Ravine in conversation about adjacency: https://medium.com/drunken-boat/a-conversation-between-gabriel-ojeda-sague-and-jai-arun-ravine-fea4b9c44842#.cgsw305tg

Gabriel’s book: http://timelessinfinitelight.com/products/oil-and-candle

Jim Thompson, the Unsolved Mystery: https://www.amazon.com/Jim-Thompson-Unsolved-William-Warren/dp/9813018828

Information about W. Somerset Maugham in Thailand: http://padraigrooney.com/journalism/a_literary_journey_through_thailand.html