Arriving Taiwan and feeling like we've come from the future... not about being ultramodern, but just that we've drastically attacked by Covid-19 earlier, under worse and hopeless scenario.
For this TALK, Soifa will introduce herself and invite audiences to join her discussion about the curatorial practice she was part of the production process and worked closely together with the artist, side-by-side! Wherever artist went, she would be there. It was more like a friendly practice!
Soifa will also present the process of the artwork 'IN-PATTANI Boardgame' by Anis Nagasevi and ‘Freelance Class’ by Nuttapon Sawasdee, part of Project-PRY#01, a collaboration of curatorial practices emphasising the creation of a new platform to exhibit contemporary artwork that goes beyond the orthodox gallery space.
‘IN-PATTANI’ Boardgame by Anis Nagasevi｜
Pattani, one of the three southernmost provinces of Thailand, has seen decades of political conflicts. With great loss of life and property, both on the military and the civil sides, the province is labelled red zone. To the locals, however, Pattani is still seen as “home”. The mystique surrounding “living in the red zone” constantly attracts curious tourists to the province. Commonly asked questions include “Is it safe to go?”, “Is it terrifying?”, “Is it good to live there?” There is deep ambivalence about Pattani, be it the fear and trepidation or fascination for the province, something hard to articulate. This board game brings to the spotlight some aspects of Pattani generally witnessed only by the locals. As such it allows players to set off on a quest to find their own answers.
