OFF LAB#3/2018: Local Agents
Artists and community members are invited to participate in collaborative art and cultural activities exploring local economic and social structures through artistic practice in Nongpho community, Thailand.
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- Entry fee
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- Location
- Nongpho Temple Community School, Community Hall, Community Market, Baan Noorg CommuLab, Nongpho, Ratchaburi Province, Thailand
- Exhibition window
- Dec 16, 2018 → Dec 23, 2018
About
Overview
OFF LAB#3/2018: Local Agents is an annual art project by Baan Noorg Collaborative Arts and Culture developed as a model study for Nongpho community in Ratchaburi province, Thailand. The project aims to create art and cultural activities under Cultural Politics of Gramsci Study to create a knowledge platform with artistic practice and encourage local productive force and relation of production through diverse groups and classes to shape immunity of civil society.
Exhibition Dates & Venue
- 16–23 December 2018: Nongpho Temple Community School, Community Hall, Community Market, Baan Noorg CommuLab, Nongpho, Ratchaburi Province, Thailand
Forum
- 6 December 2018: Auditorium 5 fl., Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
- Curators/Moderators: jiandyin (Jiradej and Pornpilai Meemalia)
- Speakers: Alfred Banze and Christine Falk (Camping Akademie e.V.), Germany; Tsai Chi Min (Lingtan Street Creative Hub), Taiwan; Indra Prayhogi and Dai Kurniawan (Waft Lab), Indonesia; Andzar Agung Fauzan and Tedi Nurmanto (Jatiwangi Art Factory), Indonesia
Featured Project: Social Plastic [Plastic Killer]
Artists Alfred Banze and Christine Falk (Camping Akademie e.V., Germany) collaborated with Nongpho community members to collect plastic waste from local households and construct a 7-meter-high, 5-meter-wide stupa from the collected materials. The installation represents the volume of plastic waste produced by the community and served as a symbolic invitation for community participation in a 'Plastic Funeral' ceremony, complete with monk chanting and traditional dance performances. The project led to the pilot initiative 'Plastic Killer,' which aims to sort and reduce plastic waste within a 2-year timeframe in collaboration with Baan Noorg Collaborative Arts and Culture, Wat Nongpho community school, and Nongpho municipality office.
Organizing Team
- Curators: jiandyin (Jiradej and Pornpilai Meemalai)
- Organizer: Baan Noorg Collaborative Arts and Culture
- Project Co-managers: Suphitchaya Khunchamni, Sunisa Nuampeuag
- Assistant managers: Pawarut Promkae, Krommatorn Saritthiboon
Collaborating & Support Institutions
- Open Contemporary Art Center, Taipei
- Jatiwangi Art Factory, Indonesia
- Waft Lab, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Camping Akademie, Germany
- Bamboo Curtain Studios, Taiwan
- Provincial Cultural Office of Ratchaburi
- Din Thong Ceramics Factory and Tao Hong Tai Ceramics Factory, Ratchaburi, Thailand
- MOC, Ministry of Culture, Taiwan
- TECO, Taipei Economic and Culture Office in Thailand
- Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC)
Funding & Support
- Funding: Ratchaburi Provincial Culture Office
- Travel grant: Mobility First
- Accommodation: PASAYA
- Equipment: TKS Chemical Co., Ltd. (Endura)
- Forum funding support: MOC, Ministry of Culture, Taiwan; TECO, Taipei Economic and Culture Office in Thailand; Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC)
- Theme
- A model study exploring how art and cultural activities can create a knowledge platform to encourage local productive forces and civil society engagement in Nongpho community, examining how global economic systems affect traditional livelihoods such as rice and dairy farming.
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