Suzu (Supakarn Masunthasuwan) is a Thai-born, Kyoto-based artist and illustrator. She draws inspiration from the occult, the gothic, and the risque. Her work explores power, inner turmoil, duality, and transcendence based on personal experiences.
Suzu（メサンタスワン スパカン）はタイ生まれ、イギリス育ち、京都在住のアーティスト、イラストレーター。人体を描くのが好きで、90年代漫画、オカルト、アングラのことから影響を得てイラストやZINEを作っている。ポールダンス、実験的なパフォーマンス、美術モデルもしている。彼女の作品は、個人的な体験に基づき、力、内面の混乱、二元性、超越性を探求している。
2025 <春天，我为何泪流满面>
dance performance interpreting a poem by Cheng Xi,
with live ikebana by Berry Belly Berry.
2025 <At Last>
illustration contribition for a zine leading up to short film
“At Last” (director: Hanaé Sanchez)’s festival circuit.
2025 <gravity>
experimental performance
cオsモs (Kyoto, Japan)
2024 <Thai Mai: Snow White>
illustration for research paper
Possanunt Charoenkikajorn (Thailand)
2024 <Wrong Place Wrong Time> (Thai version)
book cover illustration (author: Gillian McAllister)
Numpu (Thailand)
2024 <ZEN Giant Donburi Campaign>
character designs and assets for animation and packaging
SOUR Bangkok (Thailand)
2023 「十字屋敷のピエロ」 (Thai version)
book cover illustration (author: Keigo Higashino)
Daifuku (Thailand)
2023 <KRDR City Girl t-shirt>
T-shirt collab
Korideer (Thailand)
2023 <Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man> (Thai version)
book cover illustration (author: Steve Alpert)
Biblio (Thailand)
2022 <Kyoto Journal 101: Dolphins in the Ancient Capital?>
spot illustration for an article (author: Jennifer Teeter
Kyoto Journal (Japan)
2022 「京茶園MIYAKO x Suzu」
illustration collaboration inspired by Japanese tea
株式会社Innovation Planning (Japan)
2021 <PUZZMATE x Suzu: You Complete Me>
jigsaw puzzle illustration collaboration
PUZZMATE (Hong Kong)
2020 <Disco Dancing>
2D animation
Hanaé Sanchez (UK)
2019 <Forge>
2D animation and direction works for Horniman Museum’s
Wonders of the World Exhibition
UAL (UK)
2025 <野次馬吟行> performance art (Kyoto, Japan)
2025 <Unveiled> performance art / organizer (Kyoto, Japan)
2025 <Dichotomy> Kyoto Seika University Grad Show (Kyoto, Japan)
2024 <BXB Japan Design Artist Exhibition> (Seoul, South Korea)
2024 「第２回寺クラブ」 (Kyoto, Japan)
2024 <Pink Flamingo> (Osaka, Japan)
2024 「いきもにあ」 (Kyoto, Japan)
2024 「第10回神保町ヴンダーカンマー」 (Tokyo, Japan)
2024 「夏のZINE祭り」 (Tokyo, Japan)
2024 「第１回寺クラブ」 (Kyoto, Japan)
2024 「優美な屍骸」 (Kyoto, Japan)
2024 <Galerie Kurokami> (Paris, France)
2024 「ソウゾウの森」 (Kyoto, Japan)
2024 「京都精華大学プロジェクト企画演習2023成果展」 (Kyoto, Japan)
2023 <Bangkok Illustration Fair 2023> (Bangkok, Thailand)
Participated as a Guest Artist.
2023 「生」 (Kyoto, Japan)
2023 「関西コミティア68」 (Kyoto, Japan)
2023 <BXB x Dakkubar> (Seoul, South Korea)
2023 <Seoul Illustration Fair V.15> (Seoul, South Korea)
2022 <Bangkok Illustration Fair 2022> (Bangkok, Thailand)
AWARDS
2025 <MEXT Scholarship> (Japan)
Kyoto Seika University, Masters Degree in Manga
2022 <BKKIF2022 Artist of the Year> (Thailand)
Popular Vote Award
2016 <Guiness Scholarship> (UK)
International School of Creative Arts, A Levels in Art and Design