Thai artist makes 'House Calls' at 100 Tonson

Thai artist makes 'House Calls' at 100 Tonson

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Thai artist makes  'House Calls' at 100 Tonson
The exhibition features almost 400 sculptures of vessels, household utensils, kitchenware and tableware topped with breast stupas made from mulberry paper. 100 Tonson Foundation

Internationally-acclaimed Thai artist Pinaree Sanpitak presents "House Calls", an exhibition that evolved from her installation at the Setouchi Triennale art festival in Japan last year. It is being held at 100 Tonson Foundation, formerly 100 Tonson Gallery, until April 4.

This is her first solo show in Bangkok in almost a decade and features a large-scale audience responsive installation consisting of hundreds of small sculptures that will be making their Thailand debut.

It grew from eight small sculptures placed in a tokonoma -- an alcove in a traditional Japanese home's tatami room to place items for artistic appreciation.

Each art piece was created in the form of a "breast stupa" by using hand-torn stacks of natural paper from Japan, Korea, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand and placed on top of various vessels, containers and utensils, creating new narratives of the sacred and the sensual.

The installation expands to cover almost 400 individual sculptures that are put on motion-responsive shelves that can subtly vibrate in reaction to viewers' movements, animating the sculptures and resembling the uncertainty of life under the roof of a home.

The exhibition features almost 400 sculptures made from mulberry paper. photos courtesy of 100 Tonson Foundation

For each month throughout the exhibition period, the foundation will offer an array of public programmes. They include an artist and curator walk-through, a webinar lecture series with the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, a garland making workshop led by the artist, storytelling sessions for kids, a performance workshop with invited artists to portray their interpretation of Pinaree's installation.

The public programmes will conclude with the launch of Pinaree's monograph presenting in-depth essays from art historians, academics, and curators who have been working closely with her to share their perspectives and interpretations of her art practice and influential body of work.

The exhibition is the first project launched by the foundation which is located on Soi Tonson, Phloenchit Road. It is open for public viewing on Thursday to Friday from 10am to 6pm and Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 7pm. There is no admission fee.

Visit 100tonsonfoundation.org or call 02-010-5813.

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