LANDSCAPE OF EMPTINESS
Tag: Art Installation
RIRKRIT TIRAVANIJA: A LOT OF PEOPLE
EXPLORE THE RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION ‘RIRKRIT TIRAVANIJA: A LOT OF PEOPLE’ BY THE ARTIST WHO HAS A TRADEMARK AS ‘THE ARTIST WHO COOKS PAD THAI.’ THIS EXHIBITION IS HELD UNTIL MARCH 4, 2024, AT MOMA PS1 IN NEW YORK
COLLAPSED
VICHAYA MUKDAMANE FORMED A PILE OF COLORFUL PLASTIC CHAIRS AND LET THEM FALL INTO PIECES, LINKING TO THE RECENT THAI ELECTION IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS YEAR
STUPIDSHITTTTTTTTT
USING STUPIDITY AS A TOOL FOR GETTING THEIR ARTS OUT OF THE BOX AND CONFINE THEMSELVES AS A ‘SAFE HAVEN FOR STUPID STUFF,’ LET SEE HOW FAR AND FUNNY ‘STUPIDSHITTTTTTTTTT’ STUDIO’S ARTS COULD BE
PHOTO ESSAY : THINGS THAT QUICKEN THE HEART
TEXT & PHOTO: YOSSAWAT SITTIWONG
(For Thai, press here)
Things that quicken the heart
The heart of an average person beats 60–100 times per second. This is considered normal. But, as I traveled from place to place, coming across these creations quickened the beat of my heart.
They drew me in as my curiosity developed. I became interested in and intrigued by all the processes that go into these creations—designing, sculpting, framework building, color selection, and the rationale behind deciding where they would be placed.
I imagined the days when these works had been completed, when they were installed, how the artists felt, and how everything came to be.
Why do they make me feel these strong emotions?
Why was I so passionately drawn to them?
How can they make my heart beat so fast?
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Yossawat Sittiwong
‘underdoc film’ Advertising Director / Photographer / Artist M Yoss