Shapeshifting Space
A moving image programme by Rosalia Namsai Engchuan, featuring works by Surapong Pinijkhar, Ming Wong, Doug Aitken and Lawrence Lek. This marks the first chapter of an ongoing series curated by Engchuan at Bangkok Kunsthalle. It opens with intimate reflections of a bygone era in the form of Sampeng (The Chinatown Montage), which offers a nuanced portrayal of Yaowarat and challenges the reductionist nature of cinematic depictions in After Chinatown. The journey then shifts to the origin of the cinematic gaze, encountering raw fragments of wilderness on a seemingly post-apocalyptic Californian beach. The final segment explores Lawrence Lek’s speculative future in SimBeijing: Black Cloud. The 92-minute programme will be shown on a single screen running on a continuous loop. Jan 17 - Feb 27. Free. Bangkok Kunsthalle, 2pm-8pm