Rat (2025)

‘Rat’ by artist Saengrawee Klangmanee captures the contrasting emotions of innocence and loneliness within a fantastical, fairy-tale color palette. The artwork features a girl with blue skin wearing a mouse-eared hat, set against a light green background filled with a lily pattern, creating a languid and dreamy atmosphere. With a faintly melancholic expression, the girl holds a small mouse doll tightly to her chest. The pink ribbon and the flush on her cheeks contrast with her cool blue skin, emphasizing her fragile and delicate inner world. The image of the girl and the mouse doll symbolizes their most intimate bond, metaphorically representing a lonely soul seeking comfort and protection from the world. The title ‘Rat’ might refer to the wariness or wisdom the animal symbolizes, or simply the most cherished friend of the girl.