Dancing in Tinglish

Upon realising that the other person does not speak our language, we often resort to using hand gestures or actions, creating an impromptu game of charades. Dancing in Tinglish is inspired by this “dance” people have when trying to communicate in different languages, often resulting in a funny scene when seen from afar. However, this “dance” always seems to get the point across, sooner or later, perhaps this is why they say dance is a universal language.

This artwork was made for WITTI studio’s risography artwork collection, Quirky Culture, for Bangkok Artbook Fair 2023.

Risograph Print by
Witti Studio

Photographed by
Varinthorn Pormajanya