Neilson Hays Library is hosting "It's A Matter Of Time", a knowledge-sharing and art exhibition that showcases an endeavour to build a sustainable ecosystem for young creatives, from today until Sept 17.
Presented by Baan Noorg Art Community, an artist-run collective based in Nong Pho, Ratchaburi, the exhibition features artworks by Wisarut Thatthong created during and after his residency for emerging artists at Baan Noorg Collaborative Arts and Culture.
He developed this body of work by observing lights from different sources and shadows that occurred in his surroundings at different times and turning them into sculptures and prints.
The exhibition is a continuation of a previous show, "The Rite Of Passage", which was held in Nong Pho in March this year. For this sequel, Wisarut searched through piles of what was left unused from the last project.
He started by experimenting with the negative of his woodcut prints and thus made new sketches for two- and three-dimensional works. Following a nonlinear approach, he went from making wood-carved, stucco sculptures to woodcut prints and back, thereby letting the sculptural work influence his printmaking and vice versa.
Also exhibited are recent works, publications, products and further resources by Baan Noorg Collaborative Arts and Culture's ecosystem.
Baan Noorg Art Community was founded in 2011 with a focus on collaborative and community-based contemporary art practices. Since then, the collective has been organically growing into an ecosystem and international network to support artists and cultural organisations.
The exhibition is open for viewing daily from 9.30am to 5pm, except Mondays. There will be two activities on Saturday -- a hand punching on paper workshop from 12.30-2.30pm, and a conversation with Baan Noorg and the artist from 3-5pm.
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