BANGKOK -- Soi Charoen Krung 32, next to the General Post Office, seems at first glance like any other narrow Bangkok alley, filled with street food vendors selling noodles and soups.
Graffiti and surreal portraits are adding color to the city's walls

Colorful murals by local and international artists fill the alleys of Bangkok's Chinatown, creating open-air galleries of culture and creativity. One such artist is Jecks, whose works are pictured here at left and far right. (All photos by Arundhati Hazra except where indicated)
BANGKOK -- Soi Charoen Krung 32, next to the General Post Office, seems at first glance like any other narrow Bangkok alley, filled with street food vendors selling noodles and soups.