A Conversation with the Sun (VR)
Project One Bangkok Forum, Bangkok, Thailand

Artists: Apichatpong Weerasethakul 阿彼察邦·韦拉斯哈古 | 

Apichatpong Weerasethakul in collaboration with Ryuichi Sakamoto and Katsuya Taniguchi

January 25 – February 2, 2025 (No performances on January 28-29, 2025)

One Bangkok Forum

Sponsored by Chanel

Organized by Kick the Machine Films in partnership with One Bangkok Art & Culture

The performance is a part of the 7th Bangkok Experimental Film Festival (BEFF7)

In 2022, Apichatpong had the opportunity to collaborate with Ryuichi Sakamoto and Katsuya Taniguchi to create his first virtual reality (VR) performance. Conversation with the Sun (VR) combines VR technology, performance, and animation as a medium to explore the interaction between various elements and ideas such as memory, light, and the cycles of existence, aiming to evoke emotional and intellectual reflections. This performance, produced by Arts Commons Tokyo in collaboration with Aichi Triennale 2022, The Japan Foundation, and Theater der Welt 2023, premiered at the Aichi Triennale in Nagoya, Japan, in 2022.

Conversation with the Sun (VR) is an exploration of the nature of remembrance, examining the observation of people and places, sleeping, shadows, and dreams. It creates a space where the audience becomes both an observer and a participant. Visitors (with a limit of 20 people per session) will have the opportunity to explore the space and the boundaries of the moving images themselves, accompanied by sound and music composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto. Meanwhile, Japanese digital artist Katsuya Taniguchi enhances the work with VR landscapes created from imagination to reflect the relationship between light and shadow.

Additionally, on January 25, 2025, from 15:30-17:30 hrs., there will be a special talk by Apichatpong Weerasethakul at One Bangkok Forum (free of charge, with registration details to be announced soon).

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