Exhibitions

As the nature of the Mekong River becomes increasingly impoverished and volatile, the livelihoods of those within its biosphere have been profoundly disrupted.

The exhibition examines the impact of urbanization and capitalism on the Bang Nara fishing community in Narathiwat.

The exhibition reminds us of the nurturing power of nature as a place for all species and reflects on the possibility that nature may one day become no longer a hospitable but a dark place, where no light or life would be conceivable.

Explore Haji's evocative upcycled textiles that document the life that underprivileged children in the Deep South wish to lead in Dunya, the temporary world in Islamic belief.

A solo exhibition by a US based eco-artist addressing the issue of plastic consumption and ineffective waste infrastructure that ultimately leads to climate emergency through a vibrant crafted weaving project that solicits household plastic waste from the community.

Tree Management Agency brings together Prateep Suthathongthai and Robert Zhao Renhui in a duo exhibtion that thinks deeply about the space of nature within the urban landscape.

Through this engaging art installation, viewers are encouraged to contemplate the fragility of our ecosystem and egosystem that revolves around the PM 2.5 air pollution in Thailand. Visualizing not only the atmospheric pollutant, but also the controversial opinions towards the ‘culprit’ that engender this obstinate problem, this exhibition traces the bread crumbs to see who or what is contributing to the situation.

As large landscape installations from Sakarin Krue-On’s past-exhibition were deconstructed and transformed by Jarupatcha Achavasmit, its spirit reinvigorated and novel collaborative pieces ensued; Second Life begins.

“Land & Water” explores the relationship between human and nature, including their interaction and disassociation. Zen Teh proposed a 2-part re-presentation of shan shui (山水) motif to bring to attention deleterious effects of encroaching development and human activity.

Ubatsat deploys multidisciplinary practices to put the spotlight on an urgent environmental issue surrounding the Mekong river, particularly in Khon Pi Luang. From its significance and disturbance, the artist presents the result of his empirical on-field research in his artworks.

Inspired by the in-betweenness of today’s “reality”, halfway between 2D and 3D worlds, Eri Imamura composes a cosmology of our time in the realm of fiber art, acknowledging the end of “the” world in favor of the multiplication of the “worlds”.

Stemming from Arahmaiani’s ongoing commitment to human rights and the liberty to protect our ecosystem, Nomadic Ecologies is conceived as a two-part project, a residency and exhibition, and it hinges on two main concepts, community collaboration and environmental sustainability.

The exhibition traces the situations, both harsh and delicate, under which work happens. These artistic projects evoke the nature that underlies the work, whether it is the relentless wind or the precarious woods, the dust of marble that settles on a worker’s face, or writing on precious particles of staple food.

The Waiting You Curator Lab invited Nakrob Moonmanas and Mary Pakinee, two young Thai artists, to create new works inspired by Cheewit Kong Chan Lookkrating in Warin Lab Contemporary’s exhibition space that used to be Dr. Boonsong’s office. The exhibition is an exploration into art’s role in environmental conservationism and asks questions about what has been lost in the wake of modernity.

This photographic installation by Sakarin Krue-On (b. 1965) is a multilayered project. Its focus on the landscape doesn’t only reflect on art history and the artist’s past achievements but also on the environmental commitment of Warin Lab Contemporary.

An ongoing art project that lends a helping hand to resolve marine debris by collecting fishing ropes from the mangroves area, unraveling the plastic strands, and weaving them into textile art.

The exhibition concentrates on the theme of trash, embracing the complexity of all the different meanings the word “trash” embodies. In Cameron Platter's world, trash is a wide concept that includes ecological aspects like: environmental degradation, mutations and toxicity. But trash also overcomes this perspective and is metaphor for our society’s debris. The exhibition includes large drawings and wood sculptures of plastic chairs.

“One Generation Plants the Trees, Another Gets the Shade” presents a hypothesis of the root cause of the air pollution issue in the Northern part of Thailand. Inevitably, the critical issue lies in humankind’s consumption habits which cannot be resolved by art or a single person.

"Reincarnations" is a multidisciplinary art project by Thai artist Ruangsak Anuwatwimon, which looks at ecologies of life that are in danger of extinction or are already extinct as a consequence of human actions, from exploiting natural resources to manipulating history and geography for political benefits, and not because of organic evolution.

“SWAMPED” intends to project the critical idea that the devil is not in the innovation of plastic but in the human’s habit of convenience first.