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    Baan Dam

    Continuing on my Northern Thailand mini-vacation/tourist excursion on Tuesday Jan 28 we visited Chiang Rai’s Baan Dam or The Black House by Thawan Duchanee, painter and sculptor. Duchanee is/was considered to be a world-renowned artist. His macabre style generated serious discontent and many protests. Thawan Duchanee 1939-2014 passed at 75 yo of liver failure caused by hypertension and diabetes.

    Baan Dam consists of about 40 buildings housing his “artwork”. I would consider it a must-see site for adults. I certainly wouldn’t bring an impressionable young child there – far too many “borderline” questions would be raised. I enjoyed the visit. This guy is controversial and eccentric to say the least. Has great bends on sex, death, crocodiles and buffalos. This man definitely marched to the beat of a different drummer.

    The site is fascinating. Leave the kids home.

    The Baandam Museum
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    Guardian
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    Buddha
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    main building entrance
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    Carving
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    crocodile
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    chariot
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    buffalo horn chair
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    another croc
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    Sculpture ?
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    Painting
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    another croc skin
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    let's not forget the snakes
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    rock sculptures
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    Ganesh
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    Toilet Art
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    buffalao horn chair
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    spare organ art
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    That's Him
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    He likes dead stuff
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    Gotta take a leak - this way
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    Mine's bigger than yours
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    More dead stuff
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    yup- even more dead stuff
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    smile for the camera
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    Buddha
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    Rock Art
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    functional? - yup
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    table and chairs
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    guess
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    fini
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