About

elekhlekha อีเหละเขละขละ  is a collaborative research-based group consisting of immigrant Bangkok-born, Brooklyn-based artists, Kengchakaj–เก่งฉกาจ and Nitcha–ณิชชา. They delve into subversive storytelling by exploring non-hegemonic sounds and visual archives, historical research, and unlearning biases. elekhlekha’s work spans performing documents, multimedia, and technology centers to interrogate, experiment, and define decolonized possibilities. 

elekhlekha has received support from Babycastles, Culturehub, NEW INC, Rhizome, Processing Foundation, etc. In 2022, they were awarded The Lumen Prize Gold Award for their debut project, Jitr (จิตร), a performative audio-visual that utilizes historical research, Southeast Asian sound cultures, and live coding tools to reconcile Southeast Asia's shared heritage.  elekhlekha is currently Eyebeam Democracy Machine fellows and NEW INC members.

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Photo by Thomas J. Logan
Kengchakaj, a Southeast Asian man standing on the left wearing a vertical blue shirt with an off-white jacket. On the right is Nitcha, a Southeast Asian woman wearing a black tank top with a tie-dyed short-sleeved t-shirt. She has medium-length, bleached, straight hair with black roots. They’re standing with blue-grey graphic projection lights shining on their faces and backgrounds.