Exhibitions

A Group Exhibition : ‘Project-PRY 01’ by 3 Thai artists – WTF Gallery

Thai

WTF Gallery

Dec 23, 2020 - Jan 31, 2021

All images by Courtesy of WTF gallery

WTF Gallery will present a contemporary art exhibition "Project PRY 01" by the three founding members and collaborating curators on the subject of surviving the current virus and political pandemic reality.

Artists & Curators:
Nuttapon Sawasdee / Soifa Saenkkhamkon
Jirawut Ueasungkomsate / Somrak Sila
Adisak Phupa / Penwadee Nophaket Manont

WTF Gallery presents Project PRY 01, a collaboration of curatorial practices emphasising the creation of a new platform to exhibit contemporary artwork that goes beyond the orthodox gallery space ― to address ecology, to embed curators and artists working within communities to define and enact social change.

Project-PRY derives from the dialogues among the three founding members and collaborating curators on the subject of surviving the current virus and political pandemic reality. How will art practitioners and art institutions reinvent themselves? And who will do the reinventing? Will the main stewardship lie with institutions themselves, or will it shift more toward the public?

The purpose of Project-PRY is to demonstrate the “immune systems” of society’s self-reflection through socio-political practice of contemporary art. When a “virus” such as the commodification of our senses attacks us, and the developing identity of the city’s life is challenged, the immune system is (or should be) active in restoring a plausible dialogue involving some sense of resistance. (Olafur Elaisson, 2003).

Three chosen artists working with three curators showcase artistic flexibility in solving problems and engaging with pressing social issues of often overlooked communities or regions. The project aims to encourage collaborations in artistic activities in order to respond to an urgent need to allow expression by long-suppressed critical voices of cultural activists.

About Artworks

'Freelance Class'
Curated by Soifa Saenkkhamkon. Nuttapon Sawasdee is interested in exploring the emotional expressions of a deprived group of people who are driven away from state’s welfare system and support during the pandemic. By capturing expressive sounds of this group, Nattapon creates a sound installation titled Freelance Class that he intends to be a monument to the nation’s current temperament. The artist brings the sound of these emotions to communities, using motorcycle as a vehicle to reflect and reinforce the recognition of less fortunate existences whose voices are rarely heard.

  • Freelance class 001

'Echo Chamber'
Curated by Somrak Sila. Jirawut Ueasungkomsate focuses on human’s perception of noise from the social media platforms in the era of turbulent sounds and disinformation. Jirawut’s premise is that human’s ability to listen is rooted in personal history—rooted in who are the people that you trust or want to hear from. However, with the new “era” of the digital revolution, the voices of the people who have been repressed are forming into a loud, new accent that is different from what the Thai state propagates. The collective voices become a rebellious virus, infecting the “good morals” of the nation. Echo Chamber represents the moment in 2020 as it was created in digital audio file format, ready to spread, in the midst of the current thunderous noises around us.

  • Echo Chamber Screenshot 2020-12-07 at 15.23.46

'Sacrifice'
Curator, Penwadee Nophaket Manont has been traveling to Mahasarakam province to conduct curatorial research with a local community where the artist Adisak Phupa is based. By using a household utensils, Adisak presents a story that reflects the desperate submission of Isaan people to the ruling class and central power of Bangkok. Working with the community is an approach artist and curator use for narrating the vibrations of everyday life, the suppression by unjust structures, the limitation of choices between dream and distorted reality. Animated visuals and sound are created as a documentation to record the stories of those sacrificed to power.

  • Sacrifice Shot 2563-12-08 at 11.59.59

Information

Project-PRY 01

開催期間
Dec 23, 2020 - Jan 31, 2021
会 場
WTF Café & Gallery
7 Sukhumvit Soi 51, Wattana, Klongton-Nua, Bangkok 10110
電 話
(66) 2 662 6246, (66) 89 926 5474
営業時間
4-10pm Tuesday – Sunday
URL
http://wtfbangkok.com

Editor: Aura Contemporary Art Foundation