The Second Big Bang | 2025

Kiky Siwadnidhikul | Fine Art Mixed Media Degree Show

University of Westminster

Three colorful abstract sculptures inside a room near a door leading outside to a grassy area with trees.
Three colorful abstract sculptures inside a room near a door with an exit sign.
Abstract colorful sculpture in a gallery room with white walls, fire extinguishers on the wall, electrical outlets, and a window.
Abstract art with pink, yellow, blue, and white swirls and blobs
An abstract sculpture resembling a yellow, textured creature with a large head, standing at an open door.
Colorful abstract sculptures with organic, creature-like shapes and bright patterns in an indoor gallery.
Colorful hand sculpture in an empty room with white walls and a black floor.
Partially visible large yellow cartoon character figure, possibly a dog, near a door with a push bar, in an indoor setting.

Beings, of the Newly Formed World

‘Twas the celestial sky had fallen,

And awake, were the bodies of the impact,

Thrust upon the stellar, the creatures of uncanny rose,

All but uncommon,

Ripped! Slash! Crash! Bang! The universe cracked and hurled,

Then emerged,

Were the beings,

Of the newly formed world.

 

Slunk, gunk, spit and fusion,

The first defied all sense of gravity,

Its body deformed,

Reeks of foul atomic substance,

Yet in existence, thank God smell doesn’t travel over a distance,

It scours, irks and drips,

As a being,

Of the newly formed world.

 

Keplus! Keplus! Keplus!

Syncer of the Chandra moons,

In tunes,

Its sabre mount projects electrical pulses into the

deep space as it yearns and churns,

A fortress of the cosmic wave,

‘Tis a being,

Of the newly formed world.

 

Blukox, Hinox, and cyclops sprung,

In parallel,

Its ghastly blue matter clung to its nature,

Nostrils as wide as your face,

Dangerously magnetic in place,

Yet benign, as sluggish embrace,

A being,

Of the newly formed world.

 

The journey starts precedent to its creator,

The floating lab,

Something greater, a dictator, a god or a mother,

‘Twas the beings,

Of the newly formed world. 

A black-and-white illustration of a dog with a star-shaped mark on its forehead, wearing a collar, depicted in a minimalistic, outline style.
Outline drawing of a human-like creature with exaggerated features and large feet, lying on the ground with arms extended.
Line drawing of a human skull in profile, featuring detailed outlines of facial structure, eye socket, nose, mouth, and teeth against a black background.

About

My story begins in an alternate universe where scientific laws end, and human wonders prevail. Inspired by my summer project, these early illustrations trace the origin of my character, Ky.

It all starts inside a futuristic floating laboratory, where humans attempt to engineer a strange new lifeform: a machine with the head of an atomic bomb, designed to become the next weaponised super-being, Ky. But, as with all reckless experiments, catastrophe is inevitable. The engines falter, the structure buckles, and the entire lab erupts in a spectacular explosion—an event powerful enough to trigger a second Big Bang. From this cosmic blast, a swarm of bizarre, otherworldly creatures spill into existence, shaping wild new laws of physics and defining a universe ruled by chaos, wonder, and utterly maniacal energy.

Drawing inspiration from the philosophical concepts of Speculative Realism and John Latham’s Flat Time theory, I set out to build a universe that deliberately stretches, distorts, and even pokes fun at the laws of science. The result is an absurd, unpredictable reality where anything—and truly everything—can exist at once. I’m fascinated by the balance between playful, comical imagery and the weight of mind-bending philosophical questions, especially those that challenge our assumptions about life beyond our universe—or the possibility that there may be nothing at all.

The final exhibition piece showcases a triptych of sculptures and a poem, presenting a projection of these creatures slipping into our human spaces—oddly misplaced, and wonderfully peculiar, just as their origins suggest. I wanted them to feel foreign, as though they had wandered into a world where they simply do not belong.

A yellow, abstract, sculpture-like figure with multiple limbs stands on a grassy field during sunset, with trees and a cloudy sky in the background.

Slunk (Yellow)

wooden structure, newsprint, mod rock, poly filler, spray paint

(approx.) 143 cm x 92 cm

Colorful, abstract sculpture resembling a whimsical creature with multiple extensions, situated on a grassy field with trees and a cloudy sky in the background.

Kyplus

wooden structure, newsprint, mod rock, poly filler, spray paint

(approx.) 104 cm x 76 cm

A colorful sculpture of a creature with multiple eyes on a grassy field during sunset.

Blukox

wooden structure, newsprint, mod rock, poly filler, spray paint

(approx.) 106 cm x 68 cm