tablet-shaped pillows turn 48 hours of sleeplessness into tactile installation

48 pillows translate sleeplessness into inhabitable installation

PiLLOW by HOMMES.HOM (Sitta Chandarawong) translates experiences of anxiety and sleeplessness into a spatial installation centered on rest, texture, and bodily comfort. Developed from the artist’s experience of insomnia and reliance on sleeping pills, the exhibition uses forms and materials associated with pillows to construct an environment for pause and rest. The installation comprises 48 pillow-like forms shaped after pharmaceutical tablets, corresponding to each hour of a 48-hour period of sleeplessness. Varying in size, the forms are designed to accommodate different body sizes and positions, allowing visitors to sit, lie, or rest within the installation. Their scale and arrangement transform the individual pillow into an architectural element that defines the organization of the space.

Deep blue surfaces create an enclosed nocturnal environment

Deep blue carpet covers both the floor and walls, creating a continuous surface and enclosing the installation within a single color field. The treatment reduces visual distinctions between horizontal and vertical planes, producing an immersive interior that references the darkness and stillness associated with nighttime. Each tablet-shaped pillow uses a soft, plush filling similar to that of a conventional pillow and is upholstered in fabrics with different textures. The colors are derived from the pharmaceutical tablets previously taken by the artist during periods of insomnia. Their original visual characteristics are therefore translated from medication into a tactile material palette intended for physical interaction.

Enlarged pharmaceutical forms shape PiLLOW’s spatial language

At the center of the installation is a larger tablet-shaped form marked ‘H169’, a name derived from a combination of the artist’s initials and room number. The form functions as a central element within the arrangement while extending the exhibition’s visual language of enlarged pharmaceutical objects. Designed entirely by HOMMES.HOM (Sitta Chandarawong), whose background includes advertising and production design, PiLLOW applies principles of spatial and set design to the exhibition environment. Scale, color, texture, enclosure, and object placement are coordinated to construct a setting in which the physical experience of rest becomes the primary focus. Through the transformation of pharmaceutical forms into soft, inhabitable objects, PiLLOW shifts the association of sleeping pills from something ingested into a spatial and tactile experience. The exhibition frames rest and emotional awareness as subjects that can be explored through the design of space and material.

project info:

name: PiLLOW Exhibition
designer: HOMMES.HOM (Sitta Chandarawong)

project coordinator: Usa Mansiri

location: MMAD MunMun Art Destination, Bangkok, Thailand

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