Site-responsive moving image, sound, sculptural and photographic installations by eight Asian artists transform the raw spaces of the Bangkok Kunsthalle through variations of light and darkness, and reverberations of sound and voices in dialogue. The building becomes a container for utterances, a site of encounter for the stories that circulate through its spaces, even as viewers are made aware of their own perceiving bodies in time. The works consider representations of regional histories and personal subjectivities by juxtaposing the bodily with the otherworldly, and excavating myths and minor narratives. They reflect the contemporary concerns of a world in transition through their intimate portraits of real and imagined beings, and speculations on alternative forms of intelligence. This exhibition meditates on how lives and societal realities are continually shaped by forces that evade full apprehension, recalling Al-Ghazali’s proposition: “This visible world is a trace of that invisible one, and the former follows the latter like a shadow.”
The exhibition is free and is supported by the Japan Foundation.
Open hours: Wednesday - Sunday, 12.00 - 20.00
Trip suggestion from Bangkok Kunsthalle:
MRT Hua Lamphong Station 6 - 7 minute walk. Wat Mangkon Station 10 - 12 minute walk. Taxi or Grab Search for "Bangkok Kunsthalle" or show the driver this address in Thai: 599 ซอย พันธจิตต์ แขวงป้อมปราบ เขตป้อมปราบศัตรูพาย กรุงเทพมหานคร Boat For a more scenic route, take the Chao Phraya Express Boat to Marine Department (N4) with a 15 minute walk. Car & Parking On-site parking is extremely limited due to our location in a narrow alley.
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