Kawita Vatanajyankur is included in Liquidscape: Southeast Asia Today at Arts Maebashi from 21 September to 24 December, 2024.
Today, Southeast Asia is experiencing rapid economic and urban development, varying and diversifying its lifestyles. At the same time, its history and landscapes, beliefs rooted in the land, and relationships with nature also exist as a foundation of society. They sometimes merge and conflict, creating new realities, lifestyles, and worldviews.
The exhibition, named Liquidscape, alludes to Southeast Asia’s fluid cultural and social landscape and aims to introduce this state of flux with 12 groups of artists. The participating artists consist of the younger generation, including seven artists born after the 1980s. They have experienced global events such as the end of the Cold War and the advent of technology, including the emergence of the internet, iPhone, and social media, as well as significant changes to the world’s framework and the rise of Asia. Four female artists aim to add new perspectives to existing values by rethinking the female body and the social position of women. Through these experiences and visions, they reflect on Southeast Asia, a region filled with diversity and fluidity.
21 September - 24 December 2024
