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. With an emphasis on experiences that explore the relationship between the mind and nature, the event features a farm, musical performances, art and architectural installations, talks, workshops, wellness activities, and feasts by renowned chefs. The event was launched in December 2014, produced by Thai-based production company Scratch First; the second iteration expanded from three to four days and took place a year later. Wonderfruit 2016 was originally scheduled for 15–18 December 2016. Due to a period of mourning in Thailand following the passing of His Majesty

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, however, it was postponed to 16–19 February 2017. Wonderfruit returned later that year for its fourth iteration in its usual winter position over 14 to 17 December 2017. December 2018 saw the event move a kilometre east of the original site, to a larger, more topographically diverse space; the fifth edition took place from 13 to 16 December 2018. The sixth edition of Wonderfruit was staged from 12 to 16 December 2019, with a program stretching from midday Thursday 12 December to the afternoon of Monday 16 December, effectively spanning 99 hours without breaks. The festival announced it would return for its seventh year from 10 to 14 December 2020, before announcing a 12-month postponement to an undisclosed date in December 2021 due to travel restrictions and social distancing measures caused by the

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. In lieu of a full gathering due to border closures, Wonderfruit created a smaller, localised event targeting domestic audiences in Thailand: Moobaan Wonder. The revised event was scheduled to be held across five weekends in December 2020 and January 2021, but ultimately ended after just two weekends following a resurgence of COVID-19 inside the country. Notable musical acts have included

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(the iy_project),

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, Acid Pauli and

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. Controversy was caused in the first two years with no-shows from billed performers

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(2015). In addition to music, the event places significant emphasis on art and culture. The event features projects like Musicity, which, together with the music historian Nick Luscombe, reinterprets the sounds of Bangkok's most iconic spaces and landmarks, and Wild Minds, a series of guided meditative soundscapes by Howie Bee that looks to unlock the inner qualities of the mind. There are numerous site-specific installations representing Wonderfruit’s ethos on-site as well. Significant sustainable architecture projects have been contributed by Ab Rogers from Ab Rogers Design in the UK, who designed and built a communal dining hall called Theatre Of Feasts and a natural onsen called Bath House. Adam Pollina worked on several builds across the site over the years, and Gregg Fleishman returns annually with a new iteration of a geometrical structure called Solar Stage. That said, regional designers and architects are featured more prominently in The Fields, such as Boonserm Premthada who often works with materials like elephant dung, and MPD Studio, a design team known for their impressive use on bamboo for concepts. A design competition held in 2019 saw designers, architects and creators from all over the world submit ideas for a sustainable pavilion. Alongside architectural design, local and regional artists' thoughtful art installations make up much of The Fields' aesthetic.

History

Wonderfruit was created by founder Pranitan “Pete” Phornprapha with Thai musician and co-founder Montonn “Jay” Jira in an effort to bring the festival experience to Thailand, with an emphasis on arts and awareness. The son of the founder of Think Earth, Pete was inspired by the environmental projects of his father’s organization but wanted to merge fun with social responsibility, and to solve environmental problems in a relevant, contemporary way. He aimed to combine quality curation and social interaction in a platform that could engage audiences.

Pillars

In 2014 and 2015, Wonderfruit was structured around six "pillars": Arts, Music, Farm to Feasts, Health & Wellness, Talks & Workshops and Natural Adventures. In 2016, Wonderfruit announced a slight alteration the original list: Music, Arts, Family, Farm to Feasts, Wellness & Adventures, Talks & Workshops. In 2018, the pillars became Music, Art & Architecture, Family, Farm to Feasts, Talks & Workshops, and Wellness.

Moobaan Wonder

Following the postponement of Wonderfruit 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic in Thailand, Wonderfruit management announced a separate, local-targeted event in the same grounds as Wonderfruit. The new event, called Moobaan Wonder (Moobaan/หมู่บ้าน is the Thai-language term for 'village'), was scheduled to take place over five weekends in December 2020 and January 2021. The event was billed as "A season-long village festival celebrating Thai art, culture, and nature". Each weekend was to be open from mid-afternoon Friday to late in the night on Sunday. Moobaan Wonder began with the first weekend from December 4–6, 2020, and concluded the following weekend from December 11–13, 2020. The remaining three weekends were unable to proceed due to a resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand and subsequent social distancing measures implemented by the regional authorities of Chonburi, where the event was being held. In a post to Facebook on December 20, 2020, Wonderfruit initially indicated that the final weekend of the event would go ahead at a postponed date. By February 10, 2021, the event was unable to be postponed and the remaining weekend was cancelled. The two staged weekends of the event featured performances by local musicians, including Dogwhine, DOTT,

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, Koish, Kota Taki, Marmosets, Mighty NP, Sarayu, Sunju Hargun, Supersonic, Takamichi, Tiffany's Show Pattaya, Burin Boonvisut, Looktoong Trio feat. Singto Numchok and Surachai Sombatcharoen, Pichy, Rabbitdisco, Sabai Sabai Radio, Slum Disco Soundsystem, The Jukks, Transport, Venn, Wong Echo, Twopee Southside, and Yellow Fang. Art, architecture, food, family activities, and workshops featured heavily in the Moobaan Wonder program.

Line-up 2019

Music

International artists included

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, Antal, Alfa Mist, Craig Richards, Gidge, Photay, Sarathy Korwar, and

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. Stages and time slots were offered to record labels and other festival brands as 'takeovers', wherein the operator of the takeover selected the musical performances for the venue or time. Notable takeovers included

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' curation of the Forbidden Fruit stage with

& Irfane, Myd, and Yasmin; ZudRangMa Records' takeover of Neramit stage with local and regional world and soul performers; Rainbow Disco Club's takeover of the Forbidden Fruit stage with Japanese artists; a Red Bull 3Style turntablist showcase at SOT stage; and local DJs playing alongside Colleen "Cosmo" Murphy as part of 'God Save The Queer'—an LGBT-friendly party hosted by Bangkok

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group Go Grrrls and Korean queer club night Shade Seoul. Local performers at the event included DABOYWAY,

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, Chris the Pianist, DOTT, Nannue Tipitier, Twopee, Supergoods, The Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band, Valentina Ploy, Young Bong, The Richman Toy, and Mattnimare. British radio host and record label owner

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brought his Musicity Global initiative to Wonderfruit in 2019. Local musicians and members of the

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record label from abroad were selected to record sounds on location in Bangkok and compose original songs from the sounds. The songs were then performed on the Theatre Stage. Participating performers included

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, Hatis Noit, Midori Hirano,

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, and

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& Eternal Something.

Sustainability

Wonderfruit banned the use of single-use cups for 2019. All attendees were required to bring their own cups to the festival, in an effort to remove some 200,000 cups from being wasted during the event (claimed). The 2019 event was awarded the Greener Creative Award for 2020 in the annual A Greener Festival Awards.

Art & Architecture

Many of the structures debuted in 2018 remained for 2019. A new space, Living Village, was unveiled for the 2019 edition, designed by Ab Rogers Design studio. The space was the setting for Living Stage, a new stage decorated with rPET fabrics. The art program featured installation works by international and Thai artists, including ADRUNNOGNT, Animali Domestici, and Tentacles x Stu.Dio Ke.Th. Jay Plodpai x Spark Industries and ZEIGHT created light-based work, and performance pieces were executed by Lordfai and Nice Monster. b 2019 also saw the return of A Singing Sea by Satit Raksasri. An open call design competition, ‘Super Green, Super Clean, Super Lean’ attracted entries from around the world. The winning design, titled Woven House, was made with bamboo and naturally-dyed fibres. The winning design was selected by a judging panel of international architects.

Farm to Feasts

Wonder Feasts were provided by 80/20, Haoma, bo.lan and chef Rishi Naleendra of Cloudstreet in Singapore, and three female chefs from Thailand: chef Aoom of Koei Trang, Chef Tanya of Tanya’s Homemade Eatery, and Chef Beer of Blackitch. Wonder Kitchen returned for 2019, with an omakase service by Chef Randy of Fillets and an historic Isaan tasting menu by Weerawat “Num” Triyasenawat of Samuay & Sons.

Talks

Scratch Talks 2019 featured topics including adventure, cannabis legalisation, sex and relationships, gender identity, and alternative proteins. Blind pilot Divyanshu Ganatra spoke about adventuring over adversity, fa’afafine storyteller Amao Leota Lu discussed gender, a panel of industry representatives and activists discussed plastic pollution, and landscape architect

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spoke about sustainable architecture.

Line-up 2018

Music

International artists included Goldie, who played with The Ensemble, as well as Nightmares on Wax, Stars and Rabbit, Kweku Collins, Costlywood, Carmen Rizzo & Huun Huur Tu, Howie Lee and KNOWER. Local Thai acts included Mendy Indigo, Sirintip and Job2do. The DJ line up featured CYK, Alixkun, and Sisi Jesse You, Fleetmac Wood, Craig Richardson, Horse Meat Disco, Bobby Pleasure and Cobletone Jazz.

Art & Architecture

A focus was placed on the aesthetics of the stages and platforms for content. The Theatre Stage was built from hemp by mpdstudio. Late night dance stage The Quarry was reimagined for 2018 with a network of flexible panels made from recycled material designed like a canopy. Ab Rogers built the Eco Pavilion into a landscaped amphitheatre to host Scratch Talks under handmade cotton umbrellas. The same studio was responsible for the Bath House, a cluster of floating islands built from bamboo, suspended over the natural lake. British artist Sean Rogg continued his art series, The Waldorf Project, at Wonderfruit with FUTURO-X, a festival-wide experiment in empathy engineering.

Farm to Feasts

Wonderfruit 2018 saw the entry of new dining space Wonder Kitchen to the food program. The smaller venue featured popular Chiang Mai chef Phanuphon "Black" Bulsuwan and TV chef Chudaree "Tam" Debhakam who each hosted chef's table-style dining for around 30 diners. The Wonder Kitchen also featured a zero-waste bar. Wonder Feasts returned in a new Ab Rogers-designed dining hall, the 'Theatre of Feasts'. Wonder Feasts were offered by chefs Duangporn "Bo" Songvisava and Dylan Jones of bo.lan; chef

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of Gaa; chefs Chalee Kader (100 Mahaseth), Prin Polsuk (Samrub for Thai) and Weerawat “Num” Triyasenawat (Samuay and Sons); and chefs Paolo Vitaletti (Appia) and Jarret Wrisley (Soul Food Mahanakorn).

Talks

Scratch Talks 2018 included topics as diverse as technology, sustainability, urban farming, biotechnology, waste management, and mindfulness. Ashoka Finley of ConsenSys discussed blockchain, Lance Diaresco of Google, ran a meditation seminar, and serial entrepreneur Constant Tedder presented Earth.org, explaining how it tracks climate change with satellite imagery.

Wellness

Wellness was given further prominence in the program thanks to a new, expanded area for Wellness dubbed 'Wonder Garden'. Orgasmic yoga, gong baths, and massage therapies were among the highlights.

Line-up 2017 (December edition)

Music

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, Bangkok's More Rice and Hong Kong’s ALTN8, Sarayu, Nicola Cruz,

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with Zincfence Redemption,

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and his Electric Phin Band,

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, All Thidsa, Be Svendsen, Bobby Pleasure, Boonhugsa, Crew Love Takeover, Curtismith, CYRK, Eduardo Castillo, Gapi and the Thai Dub Mafia, Hernandez Brothers, Kingkong and The Chum, Marmosets, Matt Sassari, Mimi Love, Nerve, Side Effect and Singto Numchok.

Arts

Artistic creations were curated based on their adherence to Wonderfruit’s sustainable ethos and many were selected for their choice of and use of recycled or sustainable materials. Architectural additions included The Quarry, by artist and designer Adam Pollina and architect/bamboo supplier and contractor Thor Kaichon. The previous iteration’s Solar Stage by Gregg Fleishman was redeveloped for 2017.

Talks & Workshops

Activities emphasized self-improvement and environmental awareness and included permaculture, orangutan conservation, crystal healing and a raku ceramics workshop by Thailand Young Farmers. The event’s series of seminars, Scratch Talks featured speakers including

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- author of Zero Waste Home, activist and paddle boarder Shilpika Gautam and Dr. Arne Fjortoft of Worldview International.

Wellness & Adventures

Wellness sessions included yoga workshops, gong meditation and power naps. The program for more active participants included Muay Thai and capoeira, as well as a range of fitness sessions with instructors from Guava Pass.

Line-up 2017 (February edition)

''Wonderfruit 2016 (originally scheduled to take place 15–18 December 2016) was postponed due to the national mourning period following the death of

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, King Rama IX of Thailand. The festival took place from 16–19 February 2017 with some revisions to the lineup.''

Music

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and London Electronic Orchestra,

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, Headless Horesman, Yaya, Eric Volta, Sabo, YokoO, Wolf + Lamb,

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, KMLN, Marc Antona, Akimbo, Superglasses Ska Ensemble, Yena, Sahai Hang Sailom, Srirajah Rockers, At Adau, Luna City Express, Noxro and Uone.

Art

Arts included Solar Stage, created by geometric architect Gregg Fleishman, and Farm Stage, which was designed by Thor. Kaichon and PO-D Architect and inspired by traditional rice farming ceremonies and decorated with harvested rice; it stood in the middle of the Wonderfruit farm. Theatrical performances included a puppet show, pyrotechnics and circus acts, and Friday night saw the event's first LGBT-friendly party, hosted by eminent Thai drag queen,

Pangina Heals Pan Pan Narkprasert ( th, ปันปัน นาคประเสริฐ; born July 22, 1988), known as Pangina Heals, is a Thai drag queen and judge on '' Drag Race Thailand'', who later went on to compete on '' RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs th ...

. Installations included "Dancing Muntjacs" by Joel Stockdill and "CYM Temple" by Basurama, both of which were made from recycled materials. Wonderfruit's creative designer,

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, built the event's first moving art installation - Wonder Kar, which traveled around the site.

Family

Family-friendly offerings in the dedicated kids' zone included games and crafts.

Talks & Workshops

Interactive activities included martial arts and parkour with local experts and there were talks on subjects including sustainability, Bitcoin and blockchain technology. Wonderfruit's series of seminars, Scratch Talks, took place in new venue, Rainforest Pavilion and speakers included Trash Hero Thailand and Michaelangelo Moran - co-founder of

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Wellness & Adventures

Farm to Feasts

Food offerings included raw vegan dishes by Chef Daphne Cheng, cheesesteaks by Full Moon Food Truck, lobster rolls, sashimi and organic Thai omelets. The Wonder Feasts banquet series featured lunch by Cocotte, a reggae brunch by Jarrett Wrisley of Soul Food Mahanakorn and Paolo Vitaletti of Appia, dinner by former Thai Iron Chef contestant Chef Panupon "Black" Bulsuwan - part of F.A.C.T. Collective, and a return from Chef

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, who was joined by chef Daniel Chavez of Singapore's Ola Cocina del Mar.

Line-up 2015

Music

Jon Hopkins x Chris Levine (iy_project), Submotion Orchestra,

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, Daedelus, Greasy Cafe and “Pu” Pongsit Kampee, Electro Guzzi, Polycat and Win from Sqweez Animal, with Thai folk music (performed at the Morlam Bus, presented by Jim Thompson Arts Center).

Art

The main Living Stage was designed by

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artist Joel Stockdill, and featured spiralling bird structures either side of the proscenium. Gregg Fleishman, the designer behind the Temple of Whollyness At Burning Man 2013, built The Playground, incorporating climbing frames, slides and a

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pitch on which guests played the German game - a hybrid of table tennis and football. Thai installation artist, “O” Witaya Junma created an interactive bubble blower, and Blossom Poetica by French-Laotian artist Aligna featured flowers sculpted from aluminium cans and other discarded materials.

Design

Local and international designers showcased and sold festival gear at A Taste Of Wonder, the day-to-night fashion market. The Wonder Salon offered hair and makeup treatments.

Food

At the Theatre of Feasts, Wonder Feasts were presented by

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list in 2015 and 2016), and

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and Dylan Jones of Bo.lan. Cocktails designed by mixologist Shingo Gokan were served in hidden bar, The Shingo Shack.

Talks & Workshops

In 2015, Wonderfruit introduced Scratch Talks, a new series of seminars by international speakers. Talks included “Creativity at the Source” by Thai architect Duangrit Bunnag, and “Unleash your Legend” by

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- founder of Lucent Dossier Experience. John Hardy, founder of Bali’s Green School and Melati and Isabel Wijsen of Bye Bye Plastic Bags also delivered talks and eco-friendly workshops. A number of additional craft workshops took place in The Sharing Neighbourhood, including traditional skills and techniques, as well as meditation, self-defense, breathing exercises and foundational yoga at the Goddess Camp.

Activities and Experiences

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. Champion free runners, Team Farang taught their skills to youngsters, among other child-friendly activities including a kids’ disco, foraging workshop and traditional kite-making, plus storytelling, magic, and a puppet show in Camp Wonder. Natural adventures included swimming in the lake and a boot camp set on an obstacle course.

Line-up 2014

Music

De La Soul, Little Dragon, Woodkid, José González,

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(Live),

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, Seth Troxler, Fat Freddy's Drop, Craig Richards, Subb-An,

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, Citizen, Pillow Talk (Live), Ali Love (Live), Boris Rubin, Sunju Hargun, and local Thai acts Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band, Burin Boonvisut, Apartment Khun Pa and Yellow Fang.

Art

Offerings included work by Thai architect, Duangrit Bunnag.

Food

Food and beverage providers across the event included Never Ending Summer, Quince, Burnt Ends, Smokey Trails and the Bangkok Farmers' Market. The on-site farm offered tours and foraging workshops and Siam Winery offered wine tasting sessions.

Address and Location

Wonderfruit takes place in The Fields at Siam Country Club, 50 Moo 9, Pong, Bang Lamung, Chonburi 20150, Thailand.

References

{{reflist Music festivals in Asia Music festivals in Thailand Festivals in Thailand Counterculture festivals Transformational festivals Music festivals established in 2014