“This space is the only one of its kind in Ho Chi Minh City,” described Le Ngoc My, Gallery Manager of 3A Station, an Alternative Arts Area set within an unassuming area of District 1 that artists, designers, musicians and creative minds alike are increasingly choosing to frequent as their go-to hangout space and home away from home.
WHO
Stefen Chow.
Born Malaysia. Raised Singapore. Lives in Beijing.
WHAT
Photographer/Visual Artist with a contemporary approach for social issues and trends.
WHEN
10 years ago. When I summited Mount Everest, I was the team’s photographer and I saw the power of the medium.
WHERE
I have lived in Singapore, New York and now Beijing. My work has been exhibited in Paris, Hong Kong and Tblisi.
WHY
Everyone has a camera now. Photography has become the lingua franca in the world now. Don’t you think?
02 — 30 APRIL 2016
THAPAE EAST venue for the creative arts, Chiang Mai
In this edition of Art Normal 2 (Toy Buri), being held for the second time in Ratchaburi province, there are a number of artworks that change the former meanings and functions of the spaces they are set within. Example being, ‘Waiting for the Bus’ (2016) by Vipavee Kunavichayanont that transforms a decayed alleyway into an art space and ‘Train Machine’ (2016) by Wittaya Chanma that brings an abandoned train carriage new life. Moreover, in addition to the aforementioned artworks, there’re other genres of art that attempt to urge the audience to realize the existence of some place in the city and, while every city has its prohibited place, ranging from a casino to a decaying area, Art Normal 2 does not avoid speaking about these sorts of places alongside any others.
Contour is an exhibition resulting from the projects developed during an artist residency by two Thai artists, Angkrit Ajchariyasophon and Tawatchai Pattanaporn, on display from 11 March – 9 April 2016 at Numthong Gallery.
Recent exhibition, “_robotic process of Amnesia symptom(s)” by New-territories/
mindmachinemakingmyths (Francois Roche, Camille Lacadee, Vongsawat Wongkijjalerd, and contributors Than Rittiphan, Jean-David Caillouët, Kittiphan Janbuala, and Benjamin Ennemoser at TARS gallery, Bangkok calls upon contribution from both attendee and automaton, requesting both one’s recollection and a willingness to consign shared memories into oblivion.
