As part of the exhibition "Photopsia" by Nat Setthana, curated by Suphon Niamkamnoet,

License to Breathe is a poetic performance by Tangmo Ladapha, inspired by her reflection on Family Comes First, an anthology by Narisapongse Rakwattananont.

Through fragments of memory and routine activities rise and repeat, creating a rhythm that feels both deeply personal and inescapable. Each iteration undergoes reduction, omission, and restructuring, transforming as it cycles. Subtly revealing patterns that transcend the individual, the performance points to systemic forces that dictate even the rhythm of breathing. Exploring the boundaries between the visible and invisible, the felt and the imposed, the performance opens the space to question what drives these cycles and how they might be disrupted.

Disclaimer: The performance is based on Chapter 10: "My Older Sister" from the book. The artist has extracted and recontextualized elements from the text, offering a distinct theme and perspective, separate from the original context.

Concept and performance: Tangmo Ladapha S.

Edited and proofread text:  Vichapon Diloksambandh

Production Manager: Sita W.

Scenography: Prapatsorn Sukkaset, Kittipon Akarachat, Wiyada Sasawatphan (Scenography Department Bangkok)

Costume designer: Pin Nicha 

Video documentation: Poomin Wongsing

Photo documentation: Preecha Pattaraumpornchai

Video subtitle: Nat Setthana 

Curator: Suphon Niamkamnoet

- Special Thanks:

100Tonson Foundation

Family Comes First by Narisapongse Rakwattananont

Salmon Books

Rumba Bor