(Associate Professor)
Education
- B.A. in Italian, Chulalongkorn University, 1992.
- Certificate in Etching and Drawing, Academy of Fine Arts of Florence (Italy), 1993.
- M.A. in Italian, Middlebury College (USA.), 1996.
- Dottorato di Ricerca (Ph.D.) in History, Institutions and International Relations, University of Pisa (Italy), 2007.
Honor/ Award
- Order of the Star of Italy (Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia), Republic of Italy, 2008.
Areas of Specialization/ of Interest
- Italian art and Italian artists in Siam/ Italian Art History/ Italian-Thai studies
Digitization of Endangered documents, Archival documents
Administrative works
- Head of Italian Section (November 2007 – Present)
- Head of Department of Western Languages (October 2008 – October 2012, November 2012 – October 2014)
- Administrative Committee of Undergraduate Program in Italian (May 2007 – Present)
- Administrative Committee of Graduate Program in Translation and Interpretation (October 1, 2007 – Present)
- Committee for drafting of Diploma Program in Community Interpretation (2008)
- Head of Italian Section (October 6, 2003 – May 4, 2004)
- Administrative Committee of Undergraduate Program in Italian (April 1, 2002 – March 31, 2004)
- Academic Committee of Faculty of Arts (November 6, 2002 – October 30, 2003, October 2007 – October 2008)
Academic works/ publications
Articles
- The encounter between Italy and Siam at the dawn of the twentieth century: Italian artists and architects in the modernizing Kingdom of Siam. In Modern Italy. December 2019. 24.4. 469-484. SJR Scimago.
- The Restoration of HM King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) and HM King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) royal portrait. In Jamjuree Journals Volume 20 Issue 3 (September – December). Bangkok. 2018. (published in Thai)
- “Galileo Chini alla corte del re del Siam.” In Orizzonti d’acqua tra Pittura e Arti Decorative Galileo Chini e altri protagonisti del primo Novecento, edited by Maurizia Bonatti Bacchini and Filippo Bacci di Capaci. Bandecci & Vivaldi, 2018.
- “Sulla via della diplomazia culturale tra Italia e Thailandia.” In Relazioni internazionali e International political economy del Sud-Est asiatico, vol. 3, no.3, September 2018.
- The Chini’s Digital Archive Project (Under the Digital Archive of Modernized Siam Project). 2018. (http://www.repertoriogalileochini.it/collaboratori.asp)
- “Galileo Chini, the Painter” and Siam, in Galileo Chini: Painter of Two Kingdoms [Book of Art printed in occasion of The Galileo Chini Exhibition @ Central Chidlom], Amarin printing and publishing Public Co., Ltd., Bangkok 2008. (published in Thai and English)
- Galileo Chini and the Colors of Asia [Catalogue of the Art Exhibition, organized at The Queen’s Gallery, Bangkok], Amarin printing and publishing Public Co., Ltd., Bangkok 2004. (published in Thai, Italian and English)
- Decorazioni Monumentali di Galileo Chini nel Siam [Monumental Decorations of Galileo Chini in Siam], Text published in the catalogue of the Art Exhibition “Ad Vivendum: Galileo Chini. La stagione dell’Incanto”, Maschietto Editore, Pistoia 2002. (published in Italian)
- Galileo Chini: Siam and the West, in “Muang Boran Journal” Vol. 28, No. 3, July – September 2002. (published in Thai)
- Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall: Italian painters and King Rama IV’s Fresco, in “Bussababan”, Department of Western Languages, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, 2001. (published in Thai)
- King Chulalongkorn and Florentine artists, in “Journal of the Faculty of Arts”, Chulalongkorn University, Vol. 28 No. 1, January-June 1999, Bangkok. (published in Thai)
- Beginning of Futurism in Italian art and literature, in “Sarabhirom”, Department of Western Languages, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 1999. (published in Thai)
- Galileo Chini and Italian Paintings in Siam, in “Muang Boran Journal”, Vol. 24, No. 2, April – June 1998, Bangkok. (published in Thai)
- Silpa Bhirasri (Corrado Feroci) before his departure to Siam, in “Muang Boran Journal”, Vol. 24, No. 2, April-June 1998, Bangkok. (published in Thai)
Papers presented in national and international conferences(published)
- The Journey of King Chulalongkorn to Italy: a Dialogue on Art, International Symposium, Congress Center of Bad Homburg, Bad Homburg (Germany), September 18-23, 2007. [Proceeding publication in progress]
- Il Re del Siam in Italia: Prima visita ufficiale nella storia delle relazioni italo-siamesi, Proceeding of International Conference on “The Thai Culture and The Italian-Thai Relations” (Turin, May 2004), CESMEO, Turin, 2006. (published in Italian)
- King Chulalongkorn and his visits to Italy: political and cultural perspectives, Seminar Proceeding “Siam and the West in the reings of King Chulalongkorn and King Vajiravudh”, Maha Chulalongkorn Building, March 29, 2004. [In occasion of the donation of Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall’s original blueprints by Paola Polidori Chini to H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn] (published in Thai)
- Royal visits of King Chulalongkorn to Italy (in the Research project on The Royal visits of King Chulalongkorn to European countries: Reflecting on Siamese history in the reign of King Chulalongkorn), Proceeding of the Conference for research projects in celebration of 150th Anniversary of King Chulalongkorn, Maha Chulalongkorn Building, September 19, 2003. (published in Thai)
- Royal visits of King Chulalongkorn to Italy (in the Research project on The Royal visits of King Chulalongkorn to European countries: Reflecting on Siamese history in the reign of King Chulalongkorn), Conference Proceeding “The Royal visits of King Chulalongkorn to Asian and European countries: Reflecting on Siamese history in the reign of King Chulalongkorn” in celebration of 150th Anniversary of King Chulalongkorn, Salanites Conference room of Chulalongkorn University, November 18, 2003. (published in Thai)
- Royal visits of King Chulalongkorn to Vatican (in the Research project on The Royal visits of King Chulalongkorn to European countries: Reflecting on Siamese history in the reign of King Chulalongkorn), Conference Proceeding “The Royal visits of King Chulalongkorn to Asian and European countries: Reflecting on Siamese history in the reign of King Chulalongkorn” in celebration of 150th Anniversary of King Chulalongkorn, Salanites Conference room of Chulalongkorn University, November 18, 2003. (published in Thai)
- Engineer E. Giovanni Gollo and his contributions to Western art and architecture in Siam, Conference Proceeding “Col. G.E. Gerini and Ing. E. G. Gollo: Italians at the Court of Siam”, The Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, Bangkok 2000. (published in Thai)
- Journey of King Chulalongkorn to Italy and the Florentine School of Art in Siam: from Macchiaioli to Art Nouveau, Proceeding of International Conference on “Italian – Thai Studies: from the 19th Century to the Present”, National Museum, Bangkok 1997. (published in Thai, Italian and English)
Papers presented in national and international conferences (unpublished)
- King Chulalongkorn in Italy, International Colloquium to commemorate the Centennial of King Chulalongkorn’s Second Visit to Europe in 1907: Reflecting on Siamese History, Maha Chulalongkorn Building, Bangkok (Thailand), January 14, 2008. [Given in Thai]
- Architettura italiano-siamese a Bangkok dell’inizio Novecento: Piattaforma di Opportunità e Spazio Intellettuale [Italian-Siamese Architecture of early 20th Century Bangkok: Opportunity Platform and Intellectual Space], The 2nd Italian-Thai Mosaic of Genius Conference on Siamese Studies on “Siamese Mind and Body: Retrospect and Revival of Literary Cannon and Historical Ruins”, Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park, Petchaburi (Thailand), March 1-3, 2006. [given in Italian]
- Galileo Chini alla Corte di Re del Siam, Conference and Documentary film presentation in occasion of the 50th Anniversary of Galileo Chini’s death, Teatro Tredici, Florence (Italy), January 13, 2006. [given in Italian]
- Il Liberty dal Mugello al Siam: Le decorazioni di Galileo Chini nella Sala del Trono di Bangkok [Art Nouveau from Mugello to Siam: The decorations of Galileo Chini at the Throne Hall in Bangkok], Conference “Il Liberty dal Mugello al Siam”, at Villa Pecori Giraldi, Borgo San Lorenzo (Florence, Italy), June 24, 2005. [given in Italian]
- Affreschi di Galileo Chini al Palazzo del Trono Ananta Samakhom a Bangkok [Frescoes of Galileo Chini at Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall in Bangkok], Palazzo comunale, Montecatini Terme (Italy), March 2002. [given in Italian]
- Galileo Chini nel Siam: Palazzo Ananta Samakhom [Galileo Chini in Siam: Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall], Terme Berzieri, Salsomaggiore (Italy), March 2002. [given in Italian]
Translation
- Il Primo Viaggio in Europa di Re Chulalongkorn nel 1897. Raccolta di Lettere e Documenti dal Primo Viaggio in Europa di Re Chulalongkorn nel 1897, P. Watanangura, N. Sodsuk, K. Boonpan (a cura di), Trad. Italiana di N. Lohapon, L. Nalesini, S. Pobpipugtra, Chulalongkorn University Printing House, Bangkok 2003. (published in Italian and Thai)
- Galielo Chini in Bangkok, Translation of Fabio Benzi’s article (Italian-Thai), in “Muang Boran Journal”, Vol. 28, No. 3, July – September 2002, Bangkok.
- Memoirs of Siam, Thai translation of “Ricordi del Siam” of Galileo Chini (1949) by N. Lohapon, L. Nalesini, S. Thongpan and C. Khonroo, in “Muang Boran Journal”, Vol. 28, No. 3, July – September 2002, Bangkok. [Edited from the translated text published in the exhibition catalogue “Historical photographs and documents of Galileo Chini”, January 16-31, 2002]
Interviews (Documentary Films)
- January 2022
In the documentary film “Me and The Magic Door”. by the collaboration of The Embassy of Italy in Thailand, Thai-Italian Chamber of Commerce (TICC), Max Image Co., Ltd, and The Arc of Memory Research Unit Chulalongkorn University. Filmed at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. - 21 June 2006
In the documentary “Decorative and artistic symbols at the monumental tomb of Antonio De Grassi”. by Capodistria Television Authority (Republic of Slovenia). Filmed at Capodistria ,Slovenia - 19 December 2005
In the documentary film “Galileo Chini”. To commemorate 50th anniversary of Chini’s Death. Filmed at Lido di Camaiore, Italy [First screening at Teatro Tredici , Florence] - 18 May 2005
In the documentary “The monumental Tomb of Antonio De Grassi in Thai style”. by Capodistria Television Authority (Republic of Slovenia). Historical Tomb, Capodistria ,Slovenia