Tactile Terrains presents a constellation of works at the intersection of craft and contemporary art. Four Thai artists, COLLAGECANTO, Kusofiyah Nibuesa, Sita Inyai and Thanistha Nunthapojn, reveal the creative possibilities of common materials, skilfully transforming paper, metal or ceramic into terrains: composites of form and texture, variously simple, eclectic, uniform or changing, but all more than surface. Each terrain contains a world, a unique space for meaning-making, reflection and critique.
COLLAGECANTO’s whimsical paper collages, delicately cut, knit and layered, unfold from a surprising new medium to examine the ways we navigate uncertainty. Kusofiyah Nibuesa’s paper reliefs show vignettes of daily life in Southern Thailand, with a keen attention to detail that comes from a deep personal connection to her hometown. From Sita Inyai’s matrices of metal wire emerge enmeshed forms that reflect the paradox of a separate yet interconnected existence. Thanistha Nunthapojn finds creative possibilities in the “afterlife” of ceramics, reinterpreting the Japanese art of Kintsugi through a blend of heritage craft techniques and transforming ceramic fragments into vessels that embody both strength and fragility.
Sharing a space, these worlds are brought into dialogue, deepened by the interplay of resilience, renewal, separation and connection, and articulated with skilled craftsmanship across a selection of enchanting works.
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