Nitcha Tothong (fame) & Kengchakaj Kengkarnka (keng)
elekhlekha (Nitcha Tothong and Kengchakaj) is a Bangkok-born, Brooklyn-based collaborative artist practice focusing on research that examines and decoded past histories by creating, using code, algorithm, multimedia, and technology to experiment, explore, and define decolonized possibilities.
elekhlekha has received a City Artist Corps Grant for their first collaborative 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, along with funding from Queens Council on the Arts and Babycastles. In 2022, they were awarded The Lumen Prize Gold Award.