Opening Art Exhibition: DANN 3 l LOOK AT MY FACE, MY PLACE, MY TIME AND MY IMPRISONMENT
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Saturday 7th January 2024 at 3.00 pm
At BAI BAI SPACE (San Sai, Mueang Chiang Rai District, Chiang Rai)
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DANN 3 l LOOK AT MY FACE, MY PLACE, MY TIME AND MY IMPRISONMENT
By WouldbeChiangrai
This exhibition presents the self-portraits of inmates from the Chiang Rai Central Prison, collaborating with Auntie Ni or Nithee Suthammarak, the owner of the handmade embroidery brand - San Kong. She taught them the art of embroidery, particularly the "Inmate Male District 3" who have never embroidered before, by letting everyone close their eyes, use their hearts, and imagine the feelings inside. She also broadened their perspectives on being with needles, threads, and embroidery patterns, delving deep into the threads of those faces that have been embroidered. This is a journey guiding them into the realm of craftsmanship, into the moment of contemplation, tranquility, along with the healing of the soul under the constraints of freedom. Within the black fabric that once seemed empty, Auntie Ni has led the existing symbolic of those inmates’ minds.
The creation of art in the confinement situation, using needles and threads as a medium to unlock the twisted chains of imagination, brought them into the freedom of creativity. It is a unique form of imagination that may unfold exclusively in this particular 'time' and 'place' (Site-Specific Art). Once they step beyond the high walls of the prison, it might mark a moment of saying goodbye - a time when they choose not to return to the art of embroidery again.
Exhibition: 7 January - 3 March 2024
ทุกวันพุธ – อาทิตย์ เวลา 13.00 – 18.00 น.
ที่ บ่าย บ่าย ( ต.สันทราย, อ.เมือง, จ.เชียงราย)
More info: www.facebook.com/WouldbeChiangrai