Opening reception:
5.13 (fri.) 17:00 - 19:00
Venue: nca | nichido contemporary art
Date: 2022/5.13 (fri.) - 6.18 (sat.)
Gallery hours: Tue.- Sat./ 11:00 – 19:00 (Closed on Monday, Sunday and National holiday)
Artists:
Sokchanlina Lim / Lina Pha / Piyarat Piyapongwiwat / Arin Rungjang / Tawan Wattuya
nca | nichido contemporary art is pleased to present the group show “IN BETWEEN” which showcases works by five internationally active artists representing respectively Cambodia, Sokchanlina Lim and Lina Pha, and Thailand, Piyarat Piyapongwiwat, Arin Rungjang and Tawan Wattuya.
Southeast Asia countries are indeed experiencing a moment of tremendous, economic growth where their complicated historical background and political context coexist with a cultural diversity characterized by a variety of ethnic groups and religions. The other side of the coin, however, reveals a reality affected by many problems that remain hidden from sight, where deep differences still persist between life in the capital and in the provinces, as well as among the different ethnic groups. Each of the five artists on view, conducting researches domestically and abroad, brings to the fore the different issues their countries have been facing while tapping into their unique background. With a pinch of cynicism and humor, they draw a picture of the future, of the divide where the conventional becomes unconventional.
The exhibition features recent works and works the artists made especially for this occasion.