Bangkok 242 : a Space fOr Sharing

The exhibition ‘Bangkok 242 a Space for Sharing’ is one of the projects continuously conducted by Bangkok Art and Culture Centre to raise awareness of social issues by working with various social sectors. Creative activities and contemporary media arts are used to communicate ideas related to social issues, leading to learning, exchange of ideas, and support for social and community engagement as well as encouraging a cross-disciplinary approach in expanding the concept of challenging contemporary art formats for the public.

Bangkok Art and Culture Centre would like to take this opportunity to explore the aspects of society, urban landscape, lifestyle, economy, and art and culture through the ‘Bangkok 242 a Space for Sharing’ exhibition, inviting artists, creators, activists, and researchers from various fields. The exhibition is aimed to serve as a reflection on the urban landscape from the viewpoint of Bangkok citizens through historical, cultural, technological, and innovative lenses. It’s also aimed to explore the changes, current events, effects, opportunities, values, and hopes to collectively write a new chapter for Bangkok as a great place to live in through representation, awareness development, and learning that will lead to collective action with the audience from various perspectives. Together, thirteen artists and two organization, including SATHU x Thaipologic (Jirawat Sriluansoi, Phunlert Lostapornpipit, Pichaya, Wongphiboonphon, Phatcharida Wisetsing, Nattapong Plienman), Korn Neeyabhan, Koson Kajeekailas, Kwanchai Lichaikul, มนุษย์กรุงเทพฯ (Kwanchai Dumrongkwan), Sakuya Aoyaki, Natthapong Rattanachoksirikul, Nitivat Cholvanichsiri, Pakorn Musikaboonlert & Viveka and Vehement, Blooming Bangkok (Vorapoj Osathapiratana), Wishulada Panthanuvong, Design for Disasters (Vipavee Kunavichayanont), Uninspired by Current Events (Saratta Chuengsatiansup), Film Archive x Rolling Wild, and Collaborators: Edutainment & Socio-interaction Computing Lab (ESIC Lab) present creative works, archives, activities, and contemporary media arts for the public to interpret their meanings and perspectives as well as the history of Bangkok curated based on urban context and city-citizen relationship by three curators, Luckana Kunavichayanont, Pracamkrong Vajiravarabhakti, and Kalaya Kovidvisith, in order to take a collective step forward in developing good living conditions.

Artists:
SATHU x Thaipologic (Jirawat Sriluansoi, Phunlert Lostapornpipit, Pichaya Wongphiboonphon, Phatcharida Wisetsing, Nattapong Plienman)
Korn Neeyabhan
Koson Kajeekailas
Kwanchai Lichaikul
มนุษย์กรุงเทพฯ (Kwanchai Dumrongkwan)
Sakuya Aoyaki
Natthapong Rattanachoksirikul
Nitivat Cholvanichsiri
Pakorn Musikaboonlert & Viveka and Vehement
Blooming Bangkok (Vorapoj Osathapiratana)
Wishulada Panthanuvong
Design for Disasters (Vipavee Kunavichayanont)
Uninspired by Current Events (Saratta Chuengsatiansup)
Film Archive x Rolling Wild

Collaborators:
Edutainment & Socio-interaction Computing Lab (ESIC Lab)

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