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The Art of Light: The Ubon Ratchathani Candle Festival. Festival in Thailand, #5
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- ISBN8232901028
- EAN9798232901028
- Date de parution11/02/2026
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Résumé
In a world obsessed with permanence, can beauty be found in the fleeting?The Art of Light takes readers on a luminous journey into the heart of Northeast Thailand to witness one of Southeast Asia's most breathtaking cultural expressions: the Ubon Ratchathani Candle Festival. What began centuries ago as a simple act of merit-making-a hand-poured beeswax candle offered to monks during the monsoon rains-has transformed into a staggering display of "devotion as theater".
Through meticulous research and vivid storytelling, Iris Mcwell explores the profound alchemy of the Isan region, where modest materials like wax, bamboo, and wire are transmuted into towering, nine-meter-tall sculptures. Readers will go behind the scenes to meet the "hidden heroes"-the master artisans who spend months carving monolithic blocks of wax (Khit) or assembling thousands of minute impressions (Tit Phim) to create a temporary cosmos of light.
This is more than a book about a festival; it is a meditation on the Buddhist philosophy of anicca (impermanence). It reveals how a community finds its most radiant metaphor in an art form designed to be consumed, teaching us that the true value of light lies not in how long it lasts, but in its power to illuminate the path to wisdom.
Through meticulous research and vivid storytelling, Iris Mcwell explores the profound alchemy of the Isan region, where modest materials like wax, bamboo, and wire are transmuted into towering, nine-meter-tall sculptures. Readers will go behind the scenes to meet the "hidden heroes"-the master artisans who spend months carving monolithic blocks of wax (Khit) or assembling thousands of minute impressions (Tit Phim) to create a temporary cosmos of light.
This is more than a book about a festival; it is a meditation on the Buddhist philosophy of anicca (impermanence). It reveals how a community finds its most radiant metaphor in an art form designed to be consumed, teaching us that the true value of light lies not in how long it lasts, but in its power to illuminate the path to wisdom.
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