THAITAI: A measure of Understanding

Posted on 09/12/2013 Under News
Understanding of scale-Thai contemporary art Exchange exhibition
time 10:00~18:00 2013/12/7-2014/2/8
opening hours Tuesday-Sunday (and lunar new year 1/30~2/3 holiday on Monday)
venue Zhongshan creative base in Zhongshan district, Taipei’s Minsheng East Road, URS21 21st, Taiwan
There are some similarities in the English spelling that always make people who not familiar with the geography, confused between Taiwan and Thailand. But it does not mean that Thais and Taiwanese know the historical background between two of us. In the cross-cultural this point, whether we can really explore very well to each other; is there the real measurement of understanding in culture? The ThaiTai project is focus on two stages of dialogue which is the Artist in Residency in two nations that base on Taiwan and Thailand respectively by Open -Contemporary Art Center (Taiwan) and duo artists jiandyin (Thailand). Last year, Open -Contemporary Art Center had formal stationed in Bangkok through partnership with jiandyin, Thailand, right after, an international exhibition in Bangkok Art and Culture Centre was organized. This year, ThaiTai project had brought to Taiwan and expand its scale, the project has invited artists from Thailand, doing residency in Taiwan. During this space of adventure, there is some imagination in cultural purity gradually had been tested as well.
也不因此意味著泰國人與台灣人知曉對方的歷史背景。在跨文化的交流上,我們是否真能探觸到彼此;是否真有一種尺度可獲至文化的理解?打開-當代藝術工作站(台灣),與藝術家雙人組Jiandyin(泰國)聯合策劃,分別以兩國藝術家的跨國在地創作為兩階段的對話主軸。去年打開-當代的實體藝術空間進駐曼谷,隨後在曼谷藝術文化中心舉辦一項國際藝術交流展;今年,此計畫的互動場域於台灣展開,並擴大規模舉行,陸續邀請多位泰國藝術家前來台灣進行短期駐地創作。在這段探索的冒險旅程上,某種文化純粹性的想像也漸受考驗。

參展藝術家
Suwicha and Kritsada Dussadeewanich, Alex Face, Preeyachanok Ketsuwan, Sakarin Krue-On, Rachan Komklieng, Suraporn Lertwongpaitoon, Jiandyin (Pornpilai and Jiradej Meemalai), Jakrawal Nilthamrong and Kaensan Rattanasomrerk, Suporn Shoosongdej,
Thaweesak Srithongdee, Wasinburee Supanichvoraparch, Sutthirat Supaparinya
李若玫、周育正、林其蔚、吳建興、邱承宏、邱昭財、范曉嵐、施佩君、紀紐約、許家維、許家禎、陳嘉壬、黃純真+劉又誠+劉羽喬、張恩滿、葉偉立、劉和讓、羅仕東

藝術計畫
HCE Project – Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts,
Department of Fashion, Textile and Garment Design, Thammasat University、The Overlapping Condition : A dangerous boundary and imagination. – 元智大學藝術與設計系 2012 桃花工作營元智大學藝術與設計系 2012 桃花工作營
、ติดศิลป์บนราชบุรี 2 : We are the City

開幕表演
林其蔚、Rachan Komklieng、Preeyachanok Ketsuwan