DEC 9
APR 30, 2024
The third Thailand Biennale, titled “The Open World” and led by artistic directors Rirkrit Tiravanija and Gridthiya Gaweewong, took place (2023), integrating Thai tribal textile patterns onto the facade of an old city hall. Burmese ceramist Soe Yu Nwe collaborated with local artisans to create glass sculptures of flowers and human body parts, juxtaposing natural subjects with synthetic materials, while Boedi Widjaja imprinted rock patterns from the Mekong River onto handwoven silk, evoking the landscape’s sacred energy. Busui Ajaw, a self-taught artist of Akha heritage, displayed acrylic paintings of human figures amid foliage, which were suspended in Baan Dam Museum’s open-air space and framed by the surrounding gardens.
