Prasit Wichaya
Prasit Wichaya is invited by Thai curator Kongsak and Bamboo Curtain Studio as one of the six Thai Artists presenting works in “2015 Green Art Action: In Zhuwei X Art No Wall” exhibition.
Prasit Wichaya is a sculptor and installation artist from Maha Sarakham Province whose work explores subject matter related to Isan tales and myths. Prasit s floating human forms seem to fleetingly defy and reason. Smeared in red earth powder that signifies Northeastern soil, poverty and hardship, the figures also represent the pride of ancestors from the high plateau, as the artist recalls the ancient civilizations of Siam, Laos and Cambodia that flourished at river basins of Mekong, Chi and Mun. Prasit storsos, which appear like bodies excavated from gravesites, serve to remind us of the land s ancestral past.
Collaborative Organization
Bamboo Curtain Studio Green Art International Project (Funds by: Ministry of Culture of the Republic of China (Taiwan), The Emerald Initiative-Grants for Cultural Exchanges and Collaborative Projects with Personnel from Southeast Asia)
Works in residency
Green Art Action: In ZhuWei × Art No Wall
From the river mouth to alleyways, nature and everyday lives inspire and motivate the creation of art and the mobilization of communities. In the Green Art Action exhibition, three topics surrounding Tamsui, Plum Tree Creek, and Zhuwei are discussed- Chapter One: In Zhuwei shares with the public the experiences of community participants, Chapter Two: Art No Wall tells the stories of the river through projects conducted by artists from Thailand and Taiwan about living and the environment.