Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook
dal 8/7/2011 al 8/7/2011
Segnalato da
8/7/2011
Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook
Gimpel Fils, London
The film maker in conversation
Gimpel Fils is delighted to announce the second in a series of occasional free talks, offering a unique opportunity to hear exhibiting artists discuss issues in contemporary art. Acclaimed Thai film maker Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook will discuss her exhibition The Village and Elsewhere, exploring issues of storytelling, translation, and cross-cultural exchange. Continuing her investigation into whether it is truly possible to comprehend other cultures, The Village and Elsewhere includes films and photographs made during a trip to Japan. In Japan, Rasdjarmrearnsook, positioned as an outsider recorded Japanese Buddhist monks interacting with works by Jeff Koons and Cindy Sherman. Japanese, Thai and American cultures and sensibilities overlap: interpretations, places and memories become layered one upon the other, to deny any definitive starting point.