Fluidity of Change

The term 'environment' is widely used and has a broad range of definitions.  For some people, the term 'environment' means naturally occurring things such as weather, forest, waterfalls or mountain.   However, for others, the term 'environment' includes the surroundings made by humans to provide facilities for satisfying human needs, whether it be the tangible things such as buildings, or intangible items such as culture and traditions. “Fluidity of Change” will introduce you to environmental changes in the perspective of new artists. Let's see if the meaning of the environment in their perspective is the same or different to yours.

Environmental changes may be an "old topic" for many people, but for the BACC, as an art organization, we think that this topic is a significant challenge not only for artists but also for the general public as we stand together in pondering the matters. For this reason, we don't hesitate to use this challenge as an opportunity to find new artists, under the incubating project for young artists “Early Years Project”.

For this reason, she created agricultural patches that controlled the plants to grow with LED Grow Light. She would like to represent that “environment and living things”, are strictly controlled and completely bereft of freedom. And hopefully this could promote social awareness on simple agriculture and industrialized agriculture.

Rattanakan Kanchanaphanbun asked herself this question while on her way to Chiangmai, a province facing smog problem from burning forests. She created this work to encourage the audience, most of them are metropolitan, to become more aware of this problem and to consider whether their normal lifestyles are causing the smog problems.

Both Rattana and Rattanakan represented the environment from the point of view of naturally occurring things that was affected by human activity. But for Sareena Sattapon, an artist in performing arts, she made an observation on how the human-made environment could negatively affect the world.

After the live performance ended, all that remains is the enormous amount of materials used in the performance which often become wastes. Therefore, Sareena represented the artist’s journey back in time to show the effect of her actions. She explored a performance art that once existed and perished with time, but which left traces in the form of many objects that never disappear.

Tananan Jaisawang was impressed by deformed shapes, flawed colors and textures of ordinary human made objects, because she believed in the beyond functionality values of these objects that relayed experiences and memories of the past.

In addition, Tananan was interested in the world of the blind. Therefore, she worked with them by using various waste materials collected together to create sculptures to exchange imagination with the blind. Completed sculptures are displayed so that visitors and visually impaired people can both enjoy and form a friendship through art-related activities.

Not only Thananan Jaisawang, but also Awika Samukrsaman is an artist who modified waste materials and turning them into interesting artworks. She simulated the visual field by transforming an exercise machine into a weaving machine which can’t be operated alone. The artwork has a purpose of encouraging interaction between people within a simulated area where participants have a chance to communicate symbolically through the process of weaving; each step requires exact coordination, observation, and truthful reciprocation.

The previous 5 artists expressed the significance of tangible environments, but for Yanusak Noasang, he is interested in an intangible environment, such as culture and traditions. For this reason, he created sculpture to express his sentiment about a fading north eastern Thai tradition. In the Bun Phawet Festival, people used to make Tungs (a type of flag) with as many tails as the number of people in their family. These Tung could be seen hanging colorfully around temple pavilions, reflecting the family bond and communal unity, a disappearing sight in today’s time.

"I began to question my community:" Do we still love each other? " Therefore, I would like to create a sculpture which reflects native origin and the value of local identity and culture. After the end of this exhibition, I will give Tungs to various temples for merit, and to ensure that this tradition does not disappear. "

For Suchon Sujit, the environment that he is interested in are our friends the animals. Although humans have developed physically, physiologically, culturally, humans still have instincts similar to animals such as need for sustenance, excretion, sexual desire. So, what are the criteria for measuring the differences between humans and animals?

Suchon expressed in his sculptures the concept that humans and animals share many characteristics, except the human’s ability to distance himself from our instinct by learning from past experiences and moral codes.

Sometimes the surrounding environment affects our feelings and emotions. Ronarong Butthongkaew represented artworks such as drawing, video and 3D animation that he created to take a closer look into his internal conversation. He started drawing and began translating them into people, animals, and free shapes that he had never known or found a reason for before.

For Ronarong, these artworks are reflections of his conception, a series of imaginative physical forms which cradle and keep his mind from becoming corrupted by the real, twisted environment that he inhabits.

All 8 artists presented the environment in diverse and interesting perspectives. Whether you definition of environment is the same or different, we sincerely hope that “Fluidity of Change” will give you a new perspective on beauty as well as encouraging you to consider and seek a balance coexistence between humans and nature.

The fifth edition of its Early Years Project exhibition is sponsored by Millcon Steel Public Company Limited. The company has been one of the leading steel manufacturers and distributors in Thailand. Established in 1998, the company focuses on expanding investment in raw material production under the “Green Mill” Project, which is a project to build Electronic Arc Furnace (EF), an eco-friendly technology which recycles used steel in our daily life.Today, “Millcon” is committed to rewriting the future of sustainable metal industry by becoming an important wheel driving the steel industry at both regional and global levels and also encouraging the expansion of the country's economy in the region.